From: G&P
Message: 63448
Date: 2009-02-26
>>> >-ough /of/~ /au/ ~ /uf/ etcIsnt that phonetic? That could also be a factor, of course, but Ill bet
>> Surely one of the factors is different dialect outcomes?
>Why surely?
>Whatever the reason, it must be the same as the one which caused /wiþ/
>vs. /wið/.