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Re:On Ocracoke Island, the only American dialect that is not... by rendall on Monday June 24, 2019 @05:57PM (#20268940)
When I was a boy, if I ever said 'pin' when I meant 'pen', my parents and teachers would 'correct' me. All entirely Yankee & California. I felt vindicated when I learned there was a whole accent that conflated the two words.
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Re:On Ocracoke Island, the only American dialect that is not... by sudosteph on Monday June 24, 2019 @06:03PM (#20268984)
I'm from NC and it blew my mind to learn that some people pronounce those two differently. I've even specifically asked people from other places to say both and I can only barely hear a difference if I strain. I hear that the pin/pen merger pretty widespread though. I have friends from as far as New Mexico and Washington state that also merge them.
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