Date:  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 12:31:55 EDT

From:  Douglas Bayer x3701 3NW <dbayer[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YUKON.HQ.ILEAF.COM>

Subject: Re: Mouse/Mice=House/Hice



[Vicki Rosenzweig of New York, NY wrote:]

> Hm. I do voice the f in "wolf's" and "wife's."



Hm. One of *live's little mysteries...



Is your "wife's" closer to "wuh-aves" or "wah-eves"?

(Do you raise or center /ay/ before voiceless consonants,

but not in free syllables or before voiced consonants?)



Born to Eastun New Englandas but raised and educated in

Greeat Laeekes Cities, I have:



wife/wife's  |  wives/wives'  why/wise

[w[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ef]    |  [wa:Ivz]    [wa:I]

[w[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]efs]    |         [wa:Iz]



life/life's  |  lives/lives'  lie/lies

[l[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ef]    |  [la:Ivz]    [la:I]

[l[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]efs]    |         [la:Iz]



--Doug (Boston)