2006-07-13 04:14:14 · 6 answers · asked by jeff m 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Once you break it down and say it....I don't really hear the difference.
2006-07-13 04:21:53 · answer #1 · answered by hurley_gurl_10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The a in father lasts just a bit longer than the o in pot and is a little softer as well. The o in pot occurs further back in the mouth as well, the mouth opens more in back that with the a in father.
The rest of your question was lost so I can't answer that part.
2006-07-13 15:37:54 · answer #2 · answered by Leo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hear the difference, but I had that difference hammered into me as the result of a linguistics class in grad school. I don't trust my own articulation anymore.
2006-07-13 11:20:45 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Atrocity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on which dialect you speak. If you don't hear a difference, you're not a speaker of a dialect that makes that distinction.
2006-07-13 12:27:31 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-07-13 14:28:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
huh duh?? There's a huge difference.. Maybe cos i'm taking British Eng... dunno abt u..
2006-07-13 11:17:47 · answer #6 · answered by Forest_aude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋