Re: The difference between /aw/ and /au/

>Just curious!
>
>I have long wondered if there is a difference between transcriptions
>like /aw/ and /au/, /aj/ and /ai/, /ow/ and /ou/, /ej/ and /ei/,
>etc. etc.

In casual use they are interchangeable. But in some words and some ascii ipa
schemes, they can cause ambiguities if you do not specify your exact scheme.

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