In a message dated 2/4/2005 9:20:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, Grady Brandt <gbrandt at Tampabayfederal.com> writes: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lazarus [mailto:lazarus33pjf at cox.net] >> >> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 19:35:51 -0700, you wrote: >> >> >Gaertk at aol.com wrote: >> >> In a message dated 2/2/2005 5:54:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, lazarus >> >> <lazarus33pjf at cox.net> writes: >> >> >> >>> Also, "pen" and "pin" should have distinctly different >> >>> pronunciations. >> > >> >I wondered where these don't have distinctly different pronunciations. >> > >> >> As Jose said, in the south they tend to blur a lot of these >> pronunciations. >> >> They both are pronounced "pin" in the areas of the south I've lived. >> > >I think that's because we southerners (I'm assuming you're referring the US >South) tend to be lazy about our pronunciation anyway, particularly the >vowels. > "Ya'll" "you all" "you guys" "all of you" -C