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		throaway5454 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why English doesn't use accents Door and pool are pronounced the same where I am, with a drawn out double o sound. When spoken rapidly, the vowel contracts, especially in door.

jameshart 5 months ago [–]

The door vowel placed between P and L would make the word 'Paul' or 'pall' in most English accents. If I imagine 'door' with the pool vowel, I get something like a Scottish pronunciation of 'dour'.

throaway955 5 months ago | [–]

dew-r pew-l

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