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Yes, they are different in standard British English: hover /ˈhɒvə/ lover /ˈlʌvə/ rover /ˈrəʊvə/ The bird "plover" is like "lover": /ˈplʌvə/
by bloak 5y ago
Yes, they are different in standard British English:
hover /ˈhɒvə/
lover /ˈlʌvə/
rover /ˈrəʊvə/
The bird "plover" is like "lover": /ˈplʌvə/
- afandian 5y agoNot only that, but (at a guess) I'd say think the southern /ʌ/ sound in Plover might come out more /ɔ/ in northern English? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-mid_back_rounded_vowel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-mid_back_rounded_vowel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-mid_back_unrounded_vowel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-mid_back_unrounded_vowel
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