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Valerie M. FridlandThe Conversation |
Vowels have become the latest players in partisan politics, a barometer of how beliefs and values fit within the old vs. new South.
Throughout the history of the language, what has been considered ‘bad’ speech often becomes ‘proper.’ You just have to give it time.
Both President Trump and Vice President Vance pronounce Iran as ‘Ih-RAN,’ not ‘Ih-RON.’ A linguist says that how the country’s name is...