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minus-squareJojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoPretty sure “caught” won and “cot” lost in the caught-cot merger. I don’t think most Americans would conceive of it as an “o” sound
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoWhen I hear an American with the caught/cot merger say “caught”, it sounds way more similar to my (unmerged) “cot” than my “caught”
minus-squareJojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoI believe you. I meant more that it “won” conceptually than phonetically. To an American ear it sounds more like “aw” or “ah” than “o”.
Pretty sure “caught” won and “cot” lost in the caught-cot merger. I don’t think most Americans would conceive of it as an “o” sound
When I hear an American with the caught/cot merger say “caught”, it sounds way more similar to my (unmerged) “cot” than my “caught”
I believe you. I meant more that it “won” conceptually than phonetically. To an American ear it sounds more like “aw” or “ah” than “o”.