I pronounce Louis Vuitton as /ˈluːiː viːˈtɔ:n/)

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I pronounce Louis Vuitton as /ˈluːiː viːˈtɔn/)
Am I on the right track?

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Louis Vuitton (commonly /ˈluːiː viːˈtɒn/),
 

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/ɒ/ is a short o.
 

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It equals /əu/?

So we read Vuitton as /viːˈtəun/? Or /viːˈtɔn/?

No, even it may sound similar, a sound doesn't equal any other sound. Say it this way, /viːˈtɒn/.

As about /viːˈtɔn/, I have never come across /ɔ/ by itself (only in diphthongs: /ɔɪ/ as in join or /ɔː/ (long o), as in broad), I don't know if that's possible.
 

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No, even it may sound similar, a sound doesn't equal any other sound. Say it this way, /viːˈtɒn/.

As about /viːˈtɔn/, I have never come across /ɔ/ by itself (only in diphthongs: /ɔɪ/ as in join or /ɔː/ (long o), as in broad), I don't know if that's possible.


Like you, I've never come across ɒ. which is pronounced like "o" in the word "long"?
 

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Like you, I've never come across ɒ. which is pronounced like "o" in the word "long"?

No, I said that I had never come across "isolated" /ɔ/ (only in diphthongs or long o). (long o = /ɔ:/) (short o = ɒ). Long and short are their names or, at least, how I call them, they were not examples.
 

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NewHopeR, I believe the pronunciation you gave in the first post is just as good as the one Wikipedia gives. Note that the sound /ɒ/ is only common in English English. It's uncommon in America and in Australia (as far as I know). In many places /ɔ/ will be used instead. In America, the issue is quite complex because there's at least three main variations of this sound. I believe a Scot might pronounce the name with /ɔ/.
 
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