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===Consonants=== *[[Th-stopping|''Th''–stopping]] occurs, where the dental fricatives {{IPA|/θ, ð/}} may be realized as stops ({{IPA|/t, d/}} respectively); for instance, ''this'' may sound more like ''diss''. *[[L-vocalization|''L''–vocalization]] is common at the end of a word. The sound {{IPA|/l/}} is often replaced by the semivowel or glide {{IPA|[w]}} and/or {{IPA|[o]}} or {{IPA|[ʊ]}}. Pronunciation of words like ''middle'' and ''college'' become {{IPA|[ˈmɪdo]}} and {{IPA|[ˈkɑwɪdʒ]}} respectively. *[[epenthesis|Epenthetic]] {{IPA|/r/}} often occurs; notably, ''wash'' is pronounced as {{IPA|[wɑɻʃ]}}, popularly written as ''warsh'', and ''Washington'' is pronounced as ''Warshington''. *As is common in many US dialects, {{IPA|/t/}} is frequently elided after {{IPA|/n/}}, thus ''hunter'' is pronounced {{IPA|[ˈhʌnɚ]}}.
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