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** This is a common feature of many other standard varieties of English, such as [[w:Nigerian English|Nigerian]], [[w:Indian English|Indian]] and [[w:Caribbean English|Caribbean English]]. | ** This is a common feature of many other standard varieties of English, such as [[w:Nigerian English|Nigerian]], [[w:Indian English|Indian]] and [[w:Caribbean English|Caribbean English]]. | ||
* Lack of aspiration: Although not phonemic in English, plosives are usually still aspirated at the beginning of words in most varieties of English. This is however altogether absent in Poccasin English apart from in very high-class dialects. | * Lack of aspiration: Although not phonemic in English, plosives are usually still aspirated at the beginning of words in most varieties of English. This is however altogether absent in Poccasin English apart from in very high-class dialects. | ||
** A Poccasin English speaker who strongly aspirates their initial plosives in order to deliberately sound high class or distinguish themselves from working class speakers is called a ''puffer'', pronounced | ** A Poccasin English speaker who strongly aspirates their initial plosives in order to deliberately sound high class or distinguish themselves from working class speakers is called a ''puffer'', pronounced /ˈpafər/. | ||
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