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Re: Not phonetic but ___???

From:Amanda Babcock <ababcock@...>
Date:Friday, April 16, 2004, 16:45
On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 12:36:18AM -0400, John Cowan wrote:

> I think that FORCE vs. NORTH is clearly dying out in this country, > though I don't know the situation in the U.K.
Which way does the distinction run between these two? They sound the same to me. Amanda Who was very puzzled in elementary school phonics, trying to hear the difference between the o in "ostrich" and the a in "father"

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Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>Not phonetic but IN CONCLUSION
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