This is strange.
Tdol, do you mean 'bus' like 'bass', the fish? I've never heard of a person taking a /bęs/ to work.
daffodils, I've never head of this London bɜ:s either.
I thought British people said /bʌs/ in the south or /bʊs/ in parts of the north, such as Liverpool.
Of course, I could be completely wrong. Maybe I'm overdue for a trip to England?
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I thought British people said /bʌs/ in the south or /bʊs/ in parts of the north, such as Liverpool.
I think this is generally right (though I can't see your phonetic symbols, so I am having to guess them ). But in London the pronunciation does veer very close to /ae/. Other English people sometimes call the place L/ae/ndan to make fun of this.
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This is strange.
Tdol, do you mean 'bus' like 'bass', the fish?
If you do a search for 'landan' you'll see examples of words written with an a to imitate the London accent. It's not exactly like 'bass', but it can be pretty close.
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/^/ -London accent 
Re: /^/ -London accent 
). But in London the pronunciation does veer very close to /ae/. Other English people sometimes call the place L/ae/ndan to make fun of this. 
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