Indicate for each pair of words whether you pronounce the relevant portions the same or differently. The influence of r on preceding consonants. The instability of low vowels. In such varieties, the following pairs of words are pronounced identically, with both sounding like the first does in varieties that do make the distinction. Simplification of consonant clusters.
Some speakers have simpler clusters in length and strength.
The t, d, and th sounds show some interesting variation. Pronouncing food like should is typical of western Pennsylvania. The unstressed, weak vowels of certain words show interesting interchanges. Prepositions may sometimes be omitted. He went Pearl City side.