Ever heard a Utahn say 'mountain'? T-dropping talkers not totally unique to Utah
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 09:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—It's no secret that Utahns tend to drop the T in words like "mountain." In fact, they've become notorious for it. BYU linguistics professor David Eddington and student Matthew Savage researched how, exactly, it happens—both physically and socially.