3 ms·
Other examples: * borough, burrow * call, caul, col * knot, naught, not * sic, sick, Sikh * sics, Sikhs, six * taught, taut, tot * cinque, sink * dew, d
by cjs_ac 2y ago
Other examples:
* borough, burrow
* call, caul, col
* knot, naught, not
* sic, sick, Sikh
* sics, Sikhs, six
* taught, taut, tot
* cinque, sink
* dew, do
* mall, moll, maul, mawl
- ryukoposting 2y agoMaybe some of these aren't just a matter of accent, but the individual. I say "borough" like "bore-oh" but I feel like plenty of people in my area would say "burr-oh" and I wouldn't bat an eye.