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The Chicago accent does place emphasis on the short A sound (like in "cat" and "pat"), but it's not a harsh emphasis, nor does it extend to all vowel sounds as is sometimes jokingly done.
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Rich boys were sent away from their families and shoved into a harsh environment that put tremendous emphasis on athletic competition, social competition and character building.
8.51pm BST The emphasis being on reasonable there – it might have been a handball, if a harsh one, though it probably wasn't.
That is a harsh judgment.
Was Haig a harsh man?
A harsh wind was blowing.
This is a harsh environment.
What a harsh lesson.
Limelight brought with it a harsh backlash.
Nor is the play a harsh critique.
"My sister's a harsh critic.
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