Three pairs of pronunciation

[Tom Zurinskas]

Which talking dictionaries should be listen to to hear those words?  It would be good to have a common sound source.

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+ 
see truespel.com phonetic spelling


 
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> A book a friend is reading (sorry, I didn't record the title) claims
> that the following three pairs of words are pronounced differently:
> for four
> morning mourning
> horse hoarse
> 
> Initially I said of myself that I pronounce these pairs identically
> (perhaps with a "deeper" OU than O in "mo[u]rning?). But now having
> rolled them around in my mouth (moth?) too much, I no longer trust what I hear.
> 
> The OED does make distinctions (although for mo[u]rning only between
> British and American), but I cannot quite convince myself that they
> are present. Or expressed correctly: the key tells me "fur" is
> pronounced like "burn"? Especially for rhotic moi, who *perhaps*
> pronounces "horse" with an R.
> 
> What do others hear and say, esp. from/about rhotic speakers? (And
> excluding the pronunciation of "for" with the @.)
> 
> Thanks,
> Joel
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