Okay kids, help me satisfy my Linguistic curiosity? I just want to know if you notice any different pronunciations or sounds from what you might say, and if you hear the differences I ask about in the clip. I tried to make it a small download. Also ... I have a cold. Keep this in mind.

http://www.box.net/shared/ngqi57hko4

Here's for Alter:

There was a time when people really had a way with words.

Betty wanted to get a better water heater in the later meeting on Saturday.

Bob brought a tall bottle of water all along the long wall of Holland.

1. all, long, caught
2. cat, matter, laugh
3. take, say, fail
4. get, egg, any
5. ice, I’ll, sky
6. cat, matter, laugh
7. eat, me, seen
8. work, girl, bird
9. come, front, indicate
10. smooth, too, shoe
11. took, full, would
12. told, so, roll
13. out, house, round
14. boy, oil, toy

And the bonus!
Mmm, elicitation.

Please call Stella. Ask her to bring these things with her from the store: Six spoons of fresh snow peas, five thick slabs of blue cheese, and maybe a snack for her brother Bob. We also need a small plastic snake and a big toy frog for the kids. She can scoop these things into three red bags, and we will go meet her Wednesday at the train station.

My elicitation: http://www.box.net/shared/mzspqhrpcs

SUPER BONUS: All you ever wanted to know about 'eh'. http://www.box.net/shared/cdv6yr88cs