This is news to me. I've heard a strong "ko" ... and they have "k@". Kuh-LIN-ee-er, kuh-LATE. Almost klinear and klate. I'm puzzled. When you say "Merriam-Webster", what dictionary are you referring to? Both

"collate", ('koU,leIt). From the usual pattern for such Latin-derived verbs ... people pronounce "collinear" (,koU'lIni@r), and some even spell it "co-linear". This is news to me. I've heard a strong

Really? I recognize it, and I went to school here. Of course, I'm different ... Could it be that the distinction is recognized in Latvian? That would explain a lot. Different ballgame altogether, but in general, each vowel or a particular

To what extent is this influenced by the initial consonants ... for these vowels, both issuing from the same lip shape. Having looked in a mirror, I agree with Matti: whatever internal movement of the tongue produces the two distinct RP ... of