/^/ -London accent

[thedaffodils]

Hi! I pronounce 'u' in 'bus' as [b^S]. My pronunciation of [^] sounds like shorter and more powerful than [a:].

A Londoner pronounces 'u' in 'bus' like 'ir' in 'bird', but 'ir' is shorter for 'bus'.

Am I wrong if you can understand what I mean?

[Tdol]

/^/ can blend a bit with /æ/

[Raymott]

This is strange.
Tdol, do you mean 'bus' like 'bass', the fish? I've never heard of a person taking a /bæs/ 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?

[orangutan]

Originally Posted by Raymott

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.

[Tdol]

Originally Posted by Raymott

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.