“Out at second base, one says, “You against my
playing?” The other says, “Not at all.”’
In de vernac’lar
Out at seconn’ base, one seys, “You ’genst me
playin’? De ot’er seys, “Not a-tall.”
I«n de°’fe«nse°
O«u*t a«t se«co%nd°’ ba*se°, [w]o%ne°
sa#e«y°s, “Yo°u* a°’ga#e«i°nst me*
pla*yi«ng°?” Dhe% o%th°’e«r sa#e«y°s, “No«t
a°
-tall.”
In UN-LAYERS
« after-vowel = short vowel . . . except for ‘a’ as in ‘ah’a« as in ‘have,’ e« as in ‘get,’ i« as in ‘pitch,’ o« as in ‘pot,’
u« as in ‘put’, y« as in ‘synonym’
“O«ut a«t se«cond base, one says, “You against
me playi«ng?” The othe«r says, “No«t a-tall.”’
unmarked ‘a’ as in ‘father,’ ‘water,’ and ‘watch,
“Out at second base, one says, “You against my
playing?” The other says, “Not a-tall.”’
* after-vowel = long vowel
a* as in ‘ace,’ e* as in ‘she,’ i* as in ‘ice,’ o* as in ‘go,’ u* as
in ‘dupe’
(y* as in ‘cry’)
“Ou*t at second ba*se, one says, “You* against
me* pla*ying?” The other says, “Not a*
-tall.”’
% after-vowel = “schwa” vowel, ‘uh’-sound
a% as in ‘a,’ e% as in ‘the,’ i% as in ‘family,’ o% as in ‘done,’
u% as in ‘putty’
“Out at seco%nd base, o%ne says, “You against
my playing?” The% o%ther says, “Not at all.”’° after-letter = silence
a° as in ‘soap,’ e° as in ‘give,’ i° as in ‘pain,’ o° as in ‘people,’
u° as in ‘tongue,’ w° as in ‘slow,’ y° as in ‘day’
“Out at second base°, one° says, “You against
my playing°?” The other says, “Not at all.”’
# after-letter = vowel change
e#a* as in ‘eight’
“Out at second base, one sa#e«ys, “You
aga#e«inst my playing?” The other sa#e«ys,
“Not at all.”’
Initial ‘th’ = dh as in ‘dese,’ ‘dem,’ ‘dose’
Final ‘th’ = ph as in ‘wiph’ and ‘souph’
Medial ‘th = ph as ‘nuphin,’’
“Out at second base, one says, “You against my
playing?” Dhe other says, “Not at all.”’
[y] or [w] = sound but no letter
“Out at second base, [w]one says, “You against
my playing?” The other says, “Not at all.”’
Submitted: February 26, 2025
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