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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by Angostura on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @04:17AM (#19917363)
I've always heard 'bairn' and 'barn' pronounced quite differently, with the former rhyming with 'air'
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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by OJFord on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @04:34AM (#19917429)
In my (English) head, a Scottish (and even more so Irish) accent does pronounce 'barn' to rhyme with 'air' too though.

Of course I'm probably doing a terrible impression of each in my head.

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