Varna Vijinana
	excerpt from Language and Dialect

There is a clear and elegant reply as to why “but” and “put” are pronounced differently.  The word “but” is of Anglo-Saxon origin, thus the “u” is pronounced like ay, for example, “unfair”, “under”, etc.  The word “put” is of Norman origin.  Here the pronunciation of “u” is more like ayu, for example, “universal,” “unique,” “pecuniary,” and so forth.

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