Sorry — I haven’t got time to write a proper blog entry today, so instead I’m referring you to this excellent discussion by Geoff Lindsey about STRUT and various other vowels of English English. There are plentiful sound clips to illustrate it.
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In other news, this month sees the fiftieth anniversary of my completing my master’s thesis. How time flies!
Congrats on the anniversary!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and thanks for the links.
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