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Deceptichum@kbin.social 7 months agoWe also don’t say the “oh” for zero the same way as the “o” in “o’clock” (the former rhymes with “owe” and the latter is a schwa).
Um I certainly as fuck do, as does everyone else in my country. What the fuck other way are you going to pronounce 'O'?
CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Like a schwa, as I said.
Which country is it where that “o” is never reduced?
Deceptichum@kbin.social 7 months ago
Australia.
CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 7 months ago
No, it’s definitely reduced in Australian English.
I think the problem might be that you don’t understand what a schwa is. Here is an Australian saying “o’clock” and it’s clearly a schwa.
Unless you are hyperarticulating, you are never going to pronounce the first “o” in “6 o’clock” with a full “oh” sound.
Deceptichum@kbin.social 7 months ago
Maybe your elf ears can hear something I can't, but I can't see a difference
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