Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers - Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

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Song written for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, highlights some interesting phonological differences in American speech at the time that were obviously salient to speakers. Includes the famous [təˈmeɪtə]~[təˈmɑːtə] variation.

Posted by Jacob Goldsmith on May 13, 2019

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Change;
Variation;
Phonetics

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