End of ADS-L Digest - 21 Feb 1994 to 22 Feb 1994

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There are 12 messages totalling 217 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. [u]/[ju] in Houston (6)

 2. <No subject given>

 3. Strange Advertisement (3)

 4. ADS-L Digest - 21 Feb 1994 to 22 Feb 1994

 5. local locality pronunciations



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Date:  Wed, 23 Feb 1994 12:51:05 +0100

From:  Peter Trudgill <PeterJohn.Trudgill[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ANGL.UNIL.CH>

Subject: Re: [u]/[ju] in Houston



    Where I come from Houston is /hu:stn/ because huge is /hu:j/ and

Hughes is /hu:z/. When we do yod-dropping, we go the whole hog!

Peter Trudgill





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