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Marvin A. Posted 19 years ago
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Interesting Exception
0 Interesting exception 02 br
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00 "anything" vs something. 02 br
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00 I just found an interesting exception in my dialect. While most two syllable words that end in -ing, I pronounce as [in] "een", the word "anything" always has the -ing. 02 br
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00 so: anything [ɛniθɪŋ] [EniTIN] 02 br
00 but: something [sʌin] [sVin] (rather than sump'n) (and in careful speech: [sʌmθin] [sVmTin]) 02 br
00 or: thinking [θɪŋkin] [TINkin] (never *[θɪŋkɪŋ] *[TINkIN] or *[θɪŋkɪn] *[TINkIn]) 02 br
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00 can anyone explain why this might be? 0-
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00 "anything" vs something. 02 br
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00 I just found an interesting exception in my dialect. While most two syllable words that end in -ing, I pronounce as [in] "een", the word "anything" always has the -ing. 02 br
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00 IPA followed by XS 02 br
00 so: anything [ɛniθɪŋ] [EniTIN] 02 br
00 but: something [sʌin] [sVin] (rather than sump'n) (and in careful speech: [sʌmθin] [sVmTin]) 02 br
00 or: thinking [θɪŋkin] [TINkin] (never *[θɪŋkɪŋ] *[TINkIN] or *[θɪŋkɪn] *[TINkIn]) 02 br
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00 can anyone explain why this might be? 0-
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