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0 pointskaashif1y ago0 comments

This isn't language, it's accent, but in America the vast majority of speakers merge lots of vowels - cot/caught are merged, Mary/marry/merry are merged.

It certainly does simplify pronunciation.

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kayodelycaon1y ago

This is dependent on regional accents. For my Midwestern accent cot and caught are most definitely not merged.

However I did notice that in Seattle, no one can hear my name properly due to a merged consonant.

kaashifOP1y ago

Which consonant merger is that?

kayodelycaon1y ago

Some D and T sounds.

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0 pointskaashif1y ago0 comments

This isn't language, it's accent, but in America the vast majority of speakers merge lots of vowels - cot/caught are merged, Mary/marry/merry are merged.

It certainly does simplify pronunciation.

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kayodelycaon1y ago

This is dependent on regional accents. For my Midwestern accent cot and caught are most definitely not merged.

However I did notice that in Seattle, no one can hear my name properly due to a merged consonant.

kaashifOP1y ago

Which consonant merger is that?

kayodelycaon1y ago

Some D and T sounds.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse