YAEPT:Re: Schwa and [V]: Learning the IPA

Mark J. Reed wrote:

> On 6/14/06, R A Brown <ray@...> wrote:
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>> Yep - [U] or [V] is quite distinct from [@] for most of us Brits.
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> You keep mentioning [U] and [V] together - are they merged for you?  I
> know they are for some, but I thought it was a Scots thing.

Scotland, and half of England has [U] or [u] in place of [V].

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