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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
T and schwa elision
Which U.S. states or regions most frequently elide t as in Sana instead of Santa, and schwa as in tel-fohn instead of tel-uh-fohn?
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It's my guess that it is very wide-spread in normal, everyday speech.
- It's my guess that it is very wide-spread in normal, everyday speech.
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It's my guess that it is very wide-spread in normal, everyday speech.
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Anonymous Which U.S. states or regions most frequently elide t as in Sana instead of Santa, and schwa as in tel-fohn instead of tel-uh-fohn?I grew up in Michigan, and they used to elide the 't' in words like "winter" and "Santa", but not the schwa in "telephone".
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