The different phoneme sounds of the vowel '' o ''. (Part II)

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Dear teachers and members:


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This is the sequel of the part I

) The /ɜː/ sound. In american English (AmE) /ɜr/.

a) World / wɜːld/ (AmE) / wɜrld/
b) Worm / wɜːm/ (AmE) / rm/
c) Word / wɜːd/ (AmE) / rd/
d) Work / wɜːk/ (AmE) / rk/
e) Attorney /əˈtɜːnɪ/ (AmE) /əˈtɜrnɪ/


NOTE:

* I have also noticed that when the vowel '' o '' takes the /ɜː/ sound, it is almost between the semivowel or semiconsonant '' w '' and the consonant '' r '', but there are exceptions to the rule.

) Strange cases of the spelling '' o '' in some words.

a) women / ˈwɪmɪn/ short '' I '' sound.

b) wolf / wʊlf/ short '' oo '' sound


Your assistance and help in this matter will be deeply appreciated.


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Note what I said in my response to Part I of your question(s):

As someone who has an interest in the sounds of English, I would like to help you, The apprentice. Unfortunately, I got lost before I was halfway through your post.

Please try to identify specific problems you have, and ask about them one at a time. You can always ask follow-up questions.
 
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5jj

Okay, now I know what you mean.

Thanks a lot.
 
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