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Cot–caught merger

phonemic merger in some dialects of English between the phonemes /ɔː/ (often spelled with au, aw, ough, e.g. hawk) and /ɒ/ (often spelled with o, e.g. hot)

Pronunciation
/kɒt – kɔːt ˈməːʤə/
/kɑt – kɔt ˈmərʤər/
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