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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1979
Page
11
Readers share personal despair and marital woes in a string of letters to Dear Abby. A discouraged 40 year old seeks hope while others discuss infidelity reminders and family tensions, ending with a brief pregnancy question and a quirky closing note.
John W. Black, visiting professor of speech at Texas Southern University, explains how Americans adapt pronunciation. He notes language change since the 1700s, rising tolerance for variants, and a rise in hyperurbanism with silent letters and pronunciations like often and toward. Teachers should monitor and teach variant pronunciations against dictionary entries.
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