Re: curious Minnesota vowels

In article <emnlj5$e9q4$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Aaron J. Dinkin" <dinkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Of marry-mery-Mary, you mean?

In most areas where this merger obtains, "glass" is nowhere near the
outcome of the merger. "Mary" etc. merge in front higher-than-mid
position, and "glass" is low.

Exactly!

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