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w(uh)man to w(ih)men

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[-] 1371113@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I know when I pronounce it, it’s different on the a/e - NZ English.

[-] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 2 points 2 months ago

We do also tend to change the o at the same time, at least I do. Although I spent 10 years in the uk in my 20's so that has had some effect on how I speak.

[-] 1371113@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Depends on how fast I’m talking but, yup. South islanders do it more than north ime.

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