Author Topic: American Accent Undergoing Great Vowel Shift (Read 1124 times)

Porter · « **on:** February 16, 2006, 08:58:23 PM »

Jonathon · « **Reply #1 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.

Brinestone · « **Reply #2 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.

Porter · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2006, 09:21:50 PM »

*thinks of the "doo point"*

rivka · « **Reply #4 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.