--- In phoNet@egroups.com, "Juozas Rimas" <bong@i...> wrote:
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Does "wa" sound differently in AmE and BrE? I've chosen AmE as my
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English phonetic basis but ...

 
Here's a follow-up reference (a nice map!)
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/maps/Map1.html
 
Piotr