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minus-square@samus12345linkEnglish4•3 months agoI’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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•3 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.)
minus-squareZagorathlinkfedilinkEnglish0•3 months agoYeah 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.
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.
TIL those are both pronounced the same way. (Gaol/jail is worse, though.)
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.