Talk:Raleigh, North Carolina/Pronunciation: Difference between revisions

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WP gives the pron as Rawley, but possibly aw & ah have merged in N Carolina...? [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 16:29, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
WP gives the pron as Rawley, but possibly aw & ah have merged in N Carolina...? [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 16:29, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
:That certainly depends on whether your are a native of the south.  I can't say that I've heard a true southerner use the aw sound in any part of speech. It's all "ah". [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 16:33, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

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WP gives the pron as Rawley, but possibly aw & ah have merged in N Carolina...? Ro Thorpe 16:29, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

That certainly depends on whether your are a native of the south. I can't say that I've heard a true southerner use the aw sound in any part of speech. It's all "ah". D. Matt Innis 16:33, 24 November 2010 (UTC)