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Old 01-May-2008, 13:25
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Default Re: The diphthong in "smoke"

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Originally Posted by Anglika View Post
Almost impossible to answer "why does someone speak in this way" unless you know something about them.

He may come from a dialectical group, he may be speaking in a foreign language, he may have a hearing disability, he may be using a fashionable accent.

Who is the person and where does he come from?
He's the main character of the videogame GTA San Andreas, of course American, he comes from Los Angeles and speaks AAVE (this doesn't matter though, I heard a lot of different people (males and females) pronounce this diphthong in this way). But first, you confirm that he pronounce "home" like "hawm", right?
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