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From: aglew@ccvaxa.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Cdn/US differences
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Date: Tue, 18-Mar-86 13:54:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 18 13:54:00 1986
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>/* Written  1:13 am  Mar 13, 1986 by ccrrick@ucdavis.UUCP  */
>> 	been
>> 		Q: I usually say "been"
>> 		IL: My coworkers frequently say "bin"
>> 
>I recall that in my Illinois grade school we had an 8th grade
>teacher from Pennsylvania who made a career out of telling the
>students to pronounce "been" as "bin" rather than "ben"...
>
>Is that the same pronunciation you are referring to?

Come to think of it, my coworkers' vowel is between 'i' and 'e', so you might
transcribe their pronunciation as "ben". Mine has a long 'e' in it, rather
like "bean", although when a Canadian says it you can tell the difference
between "been" and "bean". Take a non-useful poetic word like "e'en" and
put a 'b' in front of it...

Note: I don't use "been" exclusively; "bin" sometimes creeps into my speech
for emphasis. I went back home to Montreal this past weekend and listened
carefully - the difference does seem to be there.