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*NEAR = [iə~ɪə] | *NEAR = [iə~ɪə] | ||
*NURSE = [əː] | *NURSE = [əː] | ||
*wine-whine | *wine-whine distinction is optional | ||
*A 3-way distinction of Mary [meəɹi], merry [mɛɹi~mɤɹi], marry [mæɹi], unlike Pacific English | *A 3-way distinction of Mary [meəɹi], merry [mɛɹi~mɤɹi], marry [mæɹi], unlike Pacific English | ||
*hurry [hɤɹi], furry [fəːɹi] | *hurry [hɤɹi], furry [fəːɹi] | ||
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*/iːg/ > /ɪg/, /eɪg/ > /ɛg/ in many words | */iːg/ > /ɪg/, /eɪg/ > /ɛg/ in many words | ||
*/θ ð/ are commonly [t̪ d̪]. | */θ ð/ are commonly [t̪ d̪]. | ||
*"aunt" and "can't" use /a:/ | *"aunt" and "can't" use /a:/ traditionally. Younger speakers say /keənt/ for ''can't'', though. | ||
*wine-whine merger absent | *wine-whine merger absent | ||