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Try "ah". This confusion could be caused by the caught-cot merger, possibly in combination with the father-bother merger.
by macdice 5y ago
Try "ah". This confusion could be caused by the caught-cot merger, possibly in combination with the father-bother merger.
- Epenthesis 5y agoThanks for the suggestion. It was difficult for me to think of an example without resorting to IPA, since my own American accent is fully cot/caught + father/bother merged.