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  • Glottalization of Voiceless Stops in word-final position: for example, the word ''stop'' may be pronounced with a plain unaspirated , , or with a glottalized ,

  • the word ''economics'' may be pronounced with or in the first syllable; although individual speakers may prefer one or the other, and although one may be more common in some Dialect s than others, both forms are encountered within a single dialect and sometimes even within a single Idiolect

  • the Comparative of many Disyllabic Adjective s can be formed either with the word ''more'' or with the Suffix ''-er'', for example ''more stupid'' or ''stupider''.