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Pin-pen merger - Definition and Overview

The pin-pen merger is a variation in English pronunciation, occurring primarily in North America, in which the vowels of the words pin and pen are merged into the short i of pin. This merger is found most often in unstressed vowels and before the consonants t or n.

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