Date:    Sat, 28 Feb 1998 10:35:22 -0800
<br>From:    Devon Coles  dcoles[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HORIZON.BC.CA 
<br>Subject: Re: Brooklynese
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<br> I'm Brooklyn born and raised (until adulthood), and have made about ten
<br> trips back since the early 1970's...my sense of the typical pronunciation
<br> of "Gordie" (including myself in unguarded moments) would be GAWdee
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<br> to whomever, are you sure you heard (or remember) the Goidy accurately?  It
<br> sounds like a stereotype of the famous "toity" for thirty, which I do
<br> remember as being fairly common among older and less educated folks:
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<br>Maybe my Canadian-raising raising led my ears astray. However, in my mind's
<br>eye, I don't see lip rounding when I recall my uncle saying Gordy: it's more
<br>like an open o with a subtle front off-glide. And yes, you're right: if we
<br>don't hear accurately I suppose we can't report accurately. Nice point.
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