D. A. Powell @dapowell.bsky.social · 15/08/2026corndog is definitely spondee. I'll grant you lobster can be either, depending on who's sayin it. In Maine it is definitely two stresses. In California, it's practically one syllable. 110 0
Derek Mong @derekmong.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Are you saying that in California, they swallow a syllable before they swallow the lobster? Love it. 010 0