Choral vs. coral

[Mark A. Mandel]

Wilson inquires:
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Wasn't there once a time when these two words differed in
pronunciation as well as in spelling, to wit: choral [kor at l] as in
singing vs. [kOr at l] as in reef? Nowadays, they both appear to be
pronounced [kor at l].

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I'm sure this is a regional difference. My dialect doesn't distinguish /or/
from /Or/. Have you moved from a distinguishing region to a merging one?

m a m

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