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Over-winterers

gabrielsmy articles 5 Oct 202328 Sep 2023

A new accent 

the oo in goose

has begun 
to take shape 

the you in few

in English 
as spoken 

the oh in goat 

in Antarctica.

and the ee
in the last syllable 

in happy.

(From How Scientists Working in Antarctica Inadvertently Developed a New Accent)

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Published 5 Oct 202328 Sep 2023

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