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minus-square@Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink-7•3 months agoHorse and worse rhyme. Also so does cord and word. Did I miss something or were they pronounced differently 123 years ago?
minus-square@baines@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-23 months agowhore sea wore sea seems straight forward sea
minus-squareElvith Ma'forlinkfedilink5•3 months agoThey’re pronounced differently (although there’s a difference between British English and American English but for these that difference is quite consistent and you just omit the r): horse [hɔːs]/[hɔːrs] - worse [wɜːs]/[wɜːrs] cord [kɔ:d]/[kɔːrd] - word [wɜːd]/[wɜːrd]
Horse and worse rhyme.
Also so does cord and word.
Did I miss something or were they pronounced differently 123 years ago?
How do horse and worse rhyme?
Neigh.
whore sea
wore sea
seems straight forward sea
They’re pronounced differently (although there’s a difference between British English and American English but for these that difference is quite consistent and you just omit the
r):horse [hɔːs]/[hɔːrs] - worse [wɜːs]/[wɜːrs]
cord [kɔ:d]/[kɔːrd] - word [wɜːd]/[wɜːrd]