http://www.metafilter.com/1909// Comments on MetaFilter post Comments on 1909 Thu, 01 Jun 2000 06:00:20 -0800 Thu, 01 Jun 2000 06:00:20 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/1909/ <a href="http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/home.html">Phonological Atlas of North America,</a> interesting. post:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.1909 Wed, 31 May 2000 19:18:21 -0800 sonofsamiam atlas northamerica http://www.metafilter.com/1909/#8161 That project is lead by William Labov, one of the pre-eminent linguists in American today. A site I manage that might also be of interest: <a href=http://www.americandialect.org/>American Dialect Society</a>. comment:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.1909-8161 Thu, 01 Jun 2000 06:00:20 -0800 Mo Nickels http://www.metafilter.com/1909/#8163 Coming from the West, I've always pronounced the words "cot" and "caught" identically. Sounds funny to many people here on the East Coast. This study confirms that I do, indeed, speak like a Westerner!! comment:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.1909-8163 Thu, 01 Jun 2000 06:19:36 -0800 Taken Outtacontext