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analogy of vowels before r and we hear not infrequently 

 (mar/kl). 



I feel convinced that we hear the open o-sound (Sweet's mid- 

 mixed- wide-round =o, Fr. encore) in the word 2)Oor (pr. poor)^ 

 and we also hear the long o-sound (Sweet's mid- back-narrow- 

 round =o, Germ, so; pr. poor). The former is the same sound 

 we often hear in the last syllable of fellow and follow, though 

 the latter is the more common sound. The two words born and 

 borne are both pronounced alike ( bjrn ). Forward is frequently 

 pronounced (farard). The words only and onhiich {unhitch) 

 belong here, as they are often pronounced (on-h', on-hitsh). 



I can here repeat my remarks on the diphthongs in my 

 article on " the pronunciation of Fredericksburg, Ya. " The 

 sound (au, as in German Haus) is heard among a select few in 

 house, now, etc., though the usual pronunciation is here (eu), 

 never (eu). This latter diphthong (eu) is long (eeu) in town, 

 cow and some other words, and short (eu) in most words, as 

 house, Old, about, south, pound, etc. Often (EEe) is heard in- 

 stead of long (eeu), and (Ee) instead of short (eu). The diph- 

 thong (iu) is very common and the first element is often length- 

 ened (iiu). Sometimes, however, the vanish is prolonged (iu" ). 

 Instead of (iu), (m) is often heard, especially among the lower 

 classes. Fruit may be classed here also, or the sound often 

 comes nearer the Swedish u in hus (frUt), or (yw). The same 

 sound seems to be peculiar to people from the middle and upper 

 parts of South Carolina." The diphthong (ai) is often changed 

 to (oi), as in /i7Ze (toitl). On the other hand (oi) often be- 

 comes (ai), a^ boil {hoil), joint (dzhaint), etc., but this is a vul- 

 garism common to all parts of the country. The word ewe 

 (jiu) has frequently the pronunciation (joo), a pronunciation 

 very common in Western New York. We also find (rai-at) for 

 (rait), that is, rigid. 



The consonants offer a few peculiarities. The h is often fol- 

 lowed by the /-sound in the word here (Hjeer); in this case the 

 h frequently becomes silent, or rather a mere breathing ('jeer). 



