Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 13:36:08 -0600

From: "Kathleen M. O'Neill" koneil1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIC.EDU

Subject: Qs: NPR Pronunciation



This is forwarded from the linguist list.

It's a few days old, but I've been busy...



Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 18:59:31 PST

From: tfitz[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]emh1.tic.bismarck.nd.us (Thomas Fitzsimmons)

Subject: NPR Pronunciation



I listen to National Public Radio in the morning for the news, and have

noticed some peculiar pronunciations. Can anyone tell me if these are

local oddities, or are they spreading?



"O" pronounced as the diphthong "AO", as in local="laocal."



"A" pronounced as "eye", as in today="to-dye," with a distinct

"creaking" sound for the "eye".



Tom Fitzsimmons, Bismarck, North Dakota (not Dakaota)



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