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Re: Singin
Oh yes, lots of words morph like that
waistcoat (Long A/long O-> morphs to weskit (schwa/short i!)
(in US there are 2 words-waistcoat (said as spelled), and weskit, a synonym!)
grindstone (pronounces as spelled in much of the US, but in UK grinstin.. (short i/short i)
same with Hempstead (in much of US Hemp (like the fiber) and stead (like Instead)
In UK hemp it morphs into something i recognize when said.. but (i forget!) how those guys over there say it!
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