Re: Introducing myself

Gerrit Tijink wrote:
Has bed the same pronunciation as bad?

No, the vowel in "bed" is a little higher (that is, the mouth is less
open) and farther back.

Would Adrian Bailey outrule it as a homophone?

Yes, but maybe I should mention that he's non-rhotic.

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Jerry Friedman

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