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| A time-traveler English timeline; English is an Indo-European language that is essentially the same as ours but evolved differently. (premise inspired by [[Verse:Lõis/English]])
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| ==Accents==
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| ===A-Standard English===
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| A kind of "Transatlantic accent", inspired by Californian + Philly + Modern RP/Estuary. In continuum with a Philly-like accent.
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| =====Vowels=====
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| *orange = [ɒɹɪndʒ~ɔɹɪndʒ]
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| *Mary [mɛəɹi] ≈ merry [mɛɹi] ≠ marry [maɹi]
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| *Mirror-nearer distinction
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| *Hurry-furry distinction
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| *No mergers before /l/
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| =====Consonants=====
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| *L is light [l] before vowels and dark [ɫ] otherwise, as in RP.
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| **wholly-holy split.
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| *Glottal reinforcement before voiceless stops.
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| */p t k/ are aspirated after stressed syllables as in RP.
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| *wine-whine merger optional.
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| */r/ may be [ʋ] between vowels.
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