From: Patrick C. Ryan
Message: 26325
Date: 2003-10-10
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From: "P&G" <petegray@...>
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Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: [tied] Glen, regarding...
> Modern English youngsters replace /t/ by the glottal stop, more or less
> throughout England now. It has nothing to do with either of your two
> suggestions. It is mere fashion - and it is this, the desire to be trendy,
> the desire to mark out one's speech group as "different", that drives
> language change in many cases.
<PCR> I would be surprised if that were the only major change brought about by the proletarianization of British youth.
> Peter
Pat
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