ඔයා "caught" කියන විදියටමද "coat" කියන්නෙ?
Do you say "caught" and "coat" the same way? A feature of Sri Lankan pronunciation.
Pronunciation · 27 December 2022
In short
Many of us say caught and coat with the same vowel. In standard pronunciation they differ: coat has a sound that moves, /əʊ/ (oh-oo), while caught has one long sound, /ɔː/.
Examples
- /əʊ/: coat, code, no, go
- /ɔː/: caught, taught, thought
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