▁sound ▁to ▁out s iders ▁like ▁ig gle ). ▁The ▁v owel ▁ ▁( as ▁in ▁u h ) ▁before ▁, ▁may ▁lower ▁into ▁the ▁v owel ▁of ▁the ▁cot – caught ▁mer ger ▁mentioned ▁above , ▁so ▁that ▁m ull ▁can ▁sound ▁identical ▁to ▁m all / ma ul : ▁. ▁ ▁L - v ocal ization ▁is ▁also ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Pennsylvania ▁dialect , ▁in ▁which ▁an ▁ ▁sounds ▁like ▁a ▁, ▁or ▁a ▁cross ▁between ▁a ▁v owel ▁and ▁a ▁" dark " ▁, ▁when ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁sy ll able . ▁An ▁example ▁is ▁that ▁well ▁is ▁pron ounced ▁as ▁; ▁milk ▁as ▁ ▁or ▁; ▁role ▁as ▁; ▁and ▁cold ▁as ▁. ▁This ▁phenomen on ▁is ▁also ▁common ▁in ▁African - American ▁English . ▁ ▁Western ▁Pennsylvania ▁English ▁speak ers ▁may ▁use ▁falling ▁in ton ation ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁questions , ▁for ▁example , ▁in ▁" Are ▁you ▁painting ▁your ▁gar age ?" ▁( with ▁pitch ▁rising ▁in ▁in ton ation ▁up ▁to ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁last ▁sy ll able ▁and ▁then ▁falling ▁precip it ously ). ▁Such ▁speak ers ▁typically ▁use ▁falling ▁pitch ▁for ▁yes / no ▁questions ▁for ▁which ▁they ▁already ▁are ▁quite ▁sure ▁of ▁the ▁answer . ▁So , ▁a ▁speaker ▁utter ing ▁the ▁above ▁example ▁is ▁simply ▁confirm ing ▁what ▁they ▁think ▁they ▁already ▁know , ▁that ▁yes , ▁the ▁person ▁they ' re ▁talking ▁to ▁is ▁painting ▁his / her ▁gar age . ▁Most ▁common ▁in ▁areas ▁of ▁heavy