Joey Stanley
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Sociolinguist at BYU. American English (Utah, Georgia, and Latter-day Saints), mostly vowels, some methods. Organist, bread maker, fan of succulents, beginning knitter.
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The above post is the second time.
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The above post is the second time.
S3 E10. Helga's grim realization of the unhappy consequences of her actions was a harsh, but poignant ending.
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Helga and the Nanny
"Helga and the Nanny" is an episode of Hey Arnold!. Big Bob hires a nanny to take care of Helga after his wife has to do community service, but when Helga feels that Inga ruins her life, she tries to ...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
S3 E10. Helga's grim realization of the unhappy consequences of her actions was a harsh, but poignant ending.
heyarnold.fandom.com/wiki/Helga_a...
heyarnold.fandom.com/wiki/Helga_a...
I’ve seen a lot of trajectory plots from lots of varieties and there are some interesting similarities in the details of the path. It’d be interesting document or otherwise formally describe them. There’s got to be some variation there that may be perceptual.
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I’ve seen a lot of trajectory plots from lots of varieties and there are some interesting similarities in the details of the path. It’d be interesting document or otherwise formally describe them. There’s got to be some variation there that may be perceptual.
If the concern is that the header has a wider aspect ratio, maybe put the vowel chart to the side?
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If the concern is that the header has a wider aspect ratio, maybe put the vowel chart to the side?
I flew mostly due east along the north side of the country. Perhaps emblematic of back vowels being pushed from their fronted position??
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I flew mostly due east along the north side of the country. Perhaps emblematic of back vowels being pushed from their fronted position??
Oh! Yeah. I… knew that. 😳
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Oh! Yeah. I… knew that. 😳
Not at BYU! (We don’t drink coffee.)
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Not at BYU! (We don’t drink coffee.)
The one that gets me is that most PALM words pattern with my LOT. Except for the word "palm" itself (psalm, alms, calm, etc) which patterns with THOUGHT because of the (pronounced) tautosyllabic coda lateral, which is the one area of my phonology where I have the LOT-THOUGHT merger.
October 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The one that gets me is that most PALM words pattern with my LOT. Except for the word "palm" itself (psalm, alms, calm, etc) which patterns with THOUGHT because of the (pronounced) tautosyllabic coda lateral, which is the one area of my phonology where I have the LOT-THOUGHT merger.