Spotted a (exaggerated?) representation of the #Southernvowelshift in a #HauntofFear issue c1950s: "can't" as [keɪnt] rather than [kænt].

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A recent #Simpsons episode had a good example of #enregisterment of the #southernvowelshift in #Texas: https://youtu.be/yqZ3nyYUwsY

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