Areff    962702 Mon, 19 Jul 04 07:21 AM "... } I am familiar with neither dialectal usage you mention. I have to say, that } last point, that (a) exists as a pure vowel in some accent of the Upper } Midwest, seems very unlikely to me. Settle for Upstate New York?" Only if coneys are available. Areff

	Areff    962706 Mon, 19 Jul 04 07:21 AM "... } I am familiar with neither dialectal usage you mention. I have to say, that } last point, that (a) exists as a pure vowel in some accent of the Upper } Midwest, seems very unlikely to me. Settle for Upstate New York?" Only if coneys are available. Areff Vowels, Accents, Spelling, Usages, Writing

	Areff    962708 Mon, 19 Jul 04 07:21 AM "... } I am familiar with neither dialectal usage you mention. I have to say, that } last point, that (a) exists as a pure vowel in some accent of the Upper } Midwest, seems very unlikely to me. Settle for Upstate New York?" And you also hear (a) in "cot" in Western Connecticut (and probably the rest of Western New England). Areff Vowels, Accents, Spelling, Usages, Writing