[Opinions] Not exactly...
in reply to a message by Kate
I pronounce Ellen and Elin the same but not pen and pin. The pen and pin thing is regional. But all English speakers will say Ellen and Elin the same because when the stress is not on the syllable, it often comes out so short that it's just softened into a schwa.But thanks for posting the article. It's interesting.

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The American softening of T's  ·  LuzDeTuVida  ·  5/9/2009, 7:16 PM
A HUGE pet peeve of mine...  ·  queenv  ·  5/10/2009, 8:11 PM
This is my biggest pet peeve!  ·  Chanel  ·  5/10/2009, 6:50 AM
Re: The American softening of T's  ·  iolite  ·  5/10/2009, 6:08 AM
Re: The American softening of T's  ·  Andromache  ·  5/10/2009, 5:48 AM
Vowels  ·  CN  ·  5/10/2009, 4:42 AM
Re: Vowels  ·  Kate  ·  5/10/2009, 1:00 PM
Not exactly...  ·  LuzDeTuVida  ·  5/10/2009, 7:47 PM
Re: The American softening of T's  ·  Llewella  ·  5/10/2009, 4:17 AM
Same for in the South (m)  ·  Gracie  ·  5/10/2009, 6:28 AM
Haha  ·  Llewella  ·  5/10/2009, 9:05 AM
Re: The American softening of T's  ·  Aine  ·  5/9/2009, 7:56 PM
Re: The American softening of T's  ·  LuzDeTuVida  ·  5/9/2009, 8:09 PM
Nope . . .  ·  Chrisell  ·  5/9/2009, 10:54 PM
Re: Nope . . .  ·  jennifer  ·  5/10/2009, 6:08 AM
Re: Nope . . .  ·  Llewella  ·  5/10/2009, 4:19 AM
I sound like you. nt  ·  lac  ·  5/10/2009, 2:07 PM
Nope...  ·  Aine  ·  5/9/2009, 10:54 PM
Nope...  ·  Aine  ·  5/9/2009, 10:52 PM