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Aurora Rossa
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Re: Accents

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CaesarVincens wrote:[θeŋ] seems to be not too uncommon a pronunciation. What do you have for <think> and <thank>?
I have [θiŋk] and [θeŋk] respectively.
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Re: Accents

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Eddy wrote:On the other hand I have [TeN] rather than [TiN] or [TIN] for "thing".
IMD we say 'thang' just like you'd expect someone from appalachia to do.
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