• samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    6 months ago

    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.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      6 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.)

    • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      6 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.