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A lot of Americans pronounce /ɛ/ something between [ɛ] and [ɜ], such that dress sounds a bit like druss. I think this tendency is strongest in female speakers, but not necessarily restricted to them. Is this a regional thing or is it part of General American? 77.191.169.174 ( talk) 17:31, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
This tends to be regional at this point, associated with the South, the Midland, and the emerging accent of California. Wolfdog ( talk) 11:52, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
Can I just acknowledge how darkly humorous it is to have the General American article's current first speech example, from a Caucasian male, be that of a white man justifying torture? 'Couldn't be more on the nose. Won't somebody think of the henchmen! Representation is so important, and accurate representation… is accurate? Jesus Christ. To the extent this is your "normal reference material", the vibe nearly matches that of a German textbook maths problem, 1944 edition. I don't know that I agree with the Marxist trope- cum-slogan of "Late stage capitalism!", but this is late stage something. Flippin' 'eck! Four Phúc Sake. — ReadOnlyAccount ( talk) 16:16, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
@ Wolfdog: Who analyzes [ɚ] as its own phoneme rather than /ər/? Nardog ( talk) 15:41, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
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A lot of Americans pronounce /ɛ/ something between [ɛ] and [ɜ], such that dress sounds a bit like druss. I think this tendency is strongest in female speakers, but not necessarily restricted to them. Is this a regional thing or is it part of General American? 77.191.169.174 ( talk) 17:31, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
This tends to be regional at this point, associated with the South, the Midland, and the emerging accent of California. Wolfdog ( talk) 11:52, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
Can I just acknowledge how darkly humorous it is to have the General American article's current first speech example, from a Caucasian male, be that of a white man justifying torture? 'Couldn't be more on the nose. Won't somebody think of the henchmen! Representation is so important, and accurate representation… is accurate? Jesus Christ. To the extent this is your "normal reference material", the vibe nearly matches that of a German textbook maths problem, 1944 edition. I don't know that I agree with the Marxist trope- cum-slogan of "Late stage capitalism!", but this is late stage something. Flippin' 'eck! Four Phúc Sake. — ReadOnlyAccount ( talk) 16:16, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
@ Wolfdog: Who analyzes [ɚ] as its own phoneme rather than /ər/? Nardog ( talk) 15:41, 29 April 2024 (UTC)