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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm referring to American English specifically. "o" would make me think it's pronounced "thoat", but it's the sound I meant.

"thorough" rhymes with "oh" in Standard American English.

"Hiccough" is a good one. I always hated that spelling and prefer "hiccup" for that reason.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

"Hiccough" is a good one. I always hated that spelling and prefer "hiccup" for that reason.

TIL those are both pronounced the same way. (Gaol/jail is worse, though.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah o on its own is definitely unclear. I meant o as in "cot". (As in the American cot-caught merger.)

I feel "ah" would be a better shorthand for the vowel in "palm" or "bra", or "car" in non-rhotic accents.