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Title: American Accent Undergoing Great Vowel Shift
Post by: Porter on February 16, 2006, 08:58:23 PM

On NPR today (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5220090)

Title: American Accent Undergoing Great Vowel Shift
Post by: Jonathon on February 16, 2006, 09:17:54 PM

Cool link, Porter. Thanks for sharing. It's always so much more helpful to hear the differences than it is to read or write about them. And I hadn't heard about the [æ] split before. :cool:  

Title: American Accent Undergoing Great Vowel Shift
Post by: Brinestone on February 16, 2006, 09:20:55 PM

Fascinating! But I wouldn't think twice if someone pronounced "dew" like "doo." To me they are the same.

Title: American Accent Undergoing Great Vowel Shift
Post by: Porter on February 16, 2006, 09:21:50 PM

*thinks of the "doo point"*

Title: American Accent Undergoing Great Vowel Shift
Post by: rivka on February 16, 2006, 10:39:34 PM

That was fairly interesting. We have far exceeded my interest in terms of reading about this stuff, but hearing it is still interesting.

I may be a visual learner, but some things are just better heard than seen.