New Yawk accent?! Nah. I grew up around Los Angeles and now live around Phoenix, and without any exception I've observed, folks here pronounce "orange" to exactly rhyme with "door hinge". I've occasionally heard the "bar hinge" variation, but always associated it with "east of the Rockies" dialects...y'know, people who say "Oil" is a man's name, and "Earl" is a lubricant. ;) Enlighten me. I'm a strictly "west of the Rockies" kinda guy.
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OT: orange vs. aah-range
2004-08-29 by Andy Hutson