Re: CHAT: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences)

Oskar Gudlaugsson scripsit:

> Mm, no; 'pot', 'lot', 'rather' all have [Q], AFAIK. [A] is rare or non-
> existent in English dialects (right?).
Not at all; it is very common.  I think [Q] is not common anywhere;
the words you mention have [O] in RP, Canadian English, and New
England American ENglish; and [A] in the other American English
dialects.  But "father" has [A] everywhere in North America
except in New England, and words written with "ar" do too.

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