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01-Nov-2009, 11:29

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Re: Correct pronunciation of "OF"

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Originally Posted by anupumh

In British English and even in some parts of US the vowel sound (

) for both "OF" and "OFF" are same, am I correct?

In AusE, the vowel sound is the same in 'of' and 'off'. It is the sound you have given - /

/
I don't know any varieties of English that pronounce 'of' and 'off' the same - 'of' ends in /v/.

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