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From: decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot)
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Subject: Re: Pronunciation discussions (was Pronunciation of 'char')
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Date: Thu, 22-Oct-87 13:52:05 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 22 13:52:05 1987
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> "care" rhymes with "air".

Yes.

> The first "a" in "character" is like the "a" in "cat".

Only in Boston and New York, where "care" sounds like "KAY-a".

> I recognize the existence of people who pronounce the
> first syllable of "character" almost like "care", though; I have a
> cousin in Phoenix who pronounces the first syllable of my name like
> the word "bare", and to my Long Island ears it sounds like she says
> "beery".

Californian pronunciation should be the standard, since that's what
everyone hears on TV.  :-)

Dave Decot
Somewhere in California
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