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minus-square@sparkle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkCymraeg5•edit-27 months agoIn most American dialects and some British dialects, “bore” and “tour” rhyme (called the “pour-poor merger”). But in some dialects it may rhyme with “sewer”/“two-er” or have the same sound as in “blue” or even as in “were”.
minus-square@sensiblepuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•7 months agoAha. See, that explains the disconnect. Thank you.
In most American dialects and some British dialects, “bore” and “tour” rhyme (called the “pour-poor merger”). But in some dialects it may rhyme with “sewer”/“two-er” or have the same sound as in “blue” or even as in “were”.
Aha. See, that explains the disconnect. Thank you.