Date:  Tue, 27 Jan 1998 08:34:41 EST
From:  Dfcoye <Dfcoye[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Almost about dialect

Here in NJ there are some female squeeking students, but by no means anywhere
near a majority. More noticeable is a female tendency to raise the vowel /ei/
as in fate so it's getting quite close to /i/ as in feet. Is this just NJ or
are others hearing this too?

Dale Coye
The College of NJ