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minus-squareornery_chemist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·7 months agocot-caught merger be like that sometimes
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoI don’t have cot-caught merger but I pronounce these two the same.
minus-squareninpnin@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoYup. Both of them are pronounced /bɔl/ without the merger and /bɑl/ with it
minus-squareornery_chemist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoHuh TIL. Growing up with the merger, I suppose I’ve come to assume that non-merger folks have different pronunciations for any words with a- or o-adjacent spellings.
cot-caught merger be like that sometimes
I don’t have cot-caught merger but I pronounce these two the same.
Yup. Both of them are pronounced /bɔl/ without the merger and /bɑl/ with it
Huh TIL. Growing up with the merger, I suppose I’ve come to assume that non-merger folks have different pronunciations for any words with a- or o-adjacent spellings.