Sunday, July 25, 2004, 02:53 GMT
I've heard somewhere that for many Californians the [@] and the [i] sounds change before the velar nasal to more [ei] and [i:].
Is it true that Californians pronounce ''bang'' more like ''bayng'' and ''shrink'' more like ''shreenk'' or was that linguist just wrong?
Is it true that Californians pronounce ''bang'' more like ''bayng'' and ''shrink'' more like ''shreenk'' or was that linguist just wrong?