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Re:A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas by danielhanlon on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @03:20AM (#17344434)
Strange-the pronunciation changes that she demonstrates with "hand" seem to be bringing the accent closer to RP English!
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Re:A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas by asveikau on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @09:02AM (#17346142)
Yeah even among US accents I felt in the video she was really exaggerating Midwestern US accents when saying the "normal" version of "hand". On the coasts this "strange" pronunciation is not so uncommon.
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Re:A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas by petecox on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @06:09AM (#17345214)
Yes, I noticed the sounds in hat and hand still weren't identical but perhaps she's exaggerating an 'RP-like' sound to emphasize the distinction with general nasalized American English.
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Re:A New Accent Is Developing in Southwest Kansas by workinthehead on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @02:02AM (#17352951)
It's not general. It's purely a midwestern phenomenon.
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