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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