Austracism

[David Bergdahl]

If RP uses the vowel of "cot" then eastcoast Americans would recognize it
as the vowel of "caught" since the RP vowel is rounded. . .

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David Bergdahl          Ellis Hall 366         Ohio University / Athens
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