Date:  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:18:51 -0700
From:  Peter Richardson <prichard[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]LINFIELD.EDU>
Subject: Re: hypercorrect intervocalic /t/

> > The minimal pair for most speakers would be
> > 'enter' and 'inner' and they seem to have merged.
>
> Does that mean So. Cal has that southern thang where "ten" and "tin" are
> identical?

Well, maybe. But _enter_ prob'ly turns out more like "enner," as in
_ennertainment_.
>