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Episode 142: The Great Vowel Shift (Part 2)

The History of English Podcast

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Irish Names, Pronunciations, and a Variation in Ronald Reagan's Name

This chapter explores the pronunciation exceptions of Irish names with the spelling EA, highlighting common examples like she, B-E-A-T-T-Y, Yates, Sheamus, and Reigen. It also discusses the confusion between Ronald Reagan and Donald Reigen, who have variations of the same Irish surname with different pronunciations, and hints at the next major vowel change to be discussed in the next part of the episode.

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