lot-cloth split
lot-cloth split · lot-cloth splits
A phonemic split, in some varieties of English without the cot-caught merger, in which…A phonemic split, in some varieties of English without the cot-caught merger, in which the vowel in words like "cloth" and "off" is pronounced with the same vowel as in "thought", as opposed to the vowel used in "lot".
Meaning
1 sensesA phonemic split, in some varieties of English without the cot-caught merger, in which the vowel in words like "cloth" and "off" is pronounced with the same vowel as in "thought", as opposed to the vowel used in "lot".
Forms
plural: lot-cloth splits| Singular | lot-cloth split |
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