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abeinszweidrei t1_j7fb7xr wrote

Reply to comment by Stinky_Flower in Do tonal language speakers understand each other while whispering? by Paulix_05

The vocal sound is much longer in bought than in bot. At least the way I speak and hear it usually Edit: also the t is harder in bot

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Cyber_Fetus t1_j7gr55f wrote

Edited to clarify that it’s accent dependent. Much of the US and Canada would pronounce them the same, it’s known as cot-caught merger.

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InspiredNameHere t1_j7hqok2 wrote

That's so weird. I'm an American and have always used a "aaah" sound when saying cot/bot; whereas I use an 'aww' sound when saying bought/caught.

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