*whimpers* But it has two! Fie-yur. There's such a distinct "y" in there for me...
But then you're from Dixieland, so it's to be expected that you'd mangle the word. ;)
Yeah, yeah... I just realized this year exactly how many words I pronounce in a Southern manner. My ear must have finally trained itself to hear the difference. F'rinstance, I always thought I pronounced "pen" and "pin" differently, but actually I don't...it's all "pin," really.
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Date: 2004-02-28 04:27 am (UTC)*whimpers* But it has two! Fie-yur. There's such a distinct "y" in there for me...
But then you're from Dixieland, so it's to be expected that you'd mangle the word. ;)
Yeah, yeah... I just realized this year exactly how many words I pronounce in a Southern manner. My ear must have finally trained itself to hear the difference. F'rinstance, I always thought I pronounced "pen" and "pin" differently, but actually I don't...it's all "pin," really.