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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