Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 20:02:24 -0500

From: "Bethany K. Dumas" dumasb[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UTK.EDU

Subject: Re: [AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]



On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Ellen Johnson wrote:



Nope, it doesn't work, because the first syllable of that word is not

pronounced "at" but "it" /Itlaen[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]/ (only one /t/ please). Ellen



When I moved to Knoxville (1974), my UT students told me that I could say

either /[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]lanta/ or /[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]tlana? -- I could say either "t" but not both.



Bethany



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