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[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It's phonetic with a strong accent. Likely they've never seen it written down or heard it without the accent

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 5 months ago

It’s phonetic with a strong accent

I've gone looking and unfortunately can't find a proper name for it (like with the "cot/caught" merger or the "pin/pen" merger), but there does indeed seem to be attestations of a sort of "bail/bell merger" in parts of America, including Texas. Neat!