Three pairs of pronunciation

[Joel S. Berson]

At 6/28/2010 12:38 PM, Dan Goodman wrote:
>First two:   identical.   Horse and hoarse:   Different.

Dan, is your difference that one has an "r" and the other (joshing
on) a "w" ("hawse")?  I think -- but perhaps I think too much -- I
have an "r" in "horse". (Manhattan.)

Joel

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