For me, "caulk" rhymes with "hawk" and "cock" rhymes with "hock".
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 22, 2015 #1 For me, "caulk" rhymes with "hawk" and "cock" rhymes with "hock".
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Feb 22, 2015 #2 Same for me, but now the OP needs to know how the pronunciation of 'hawk' and 'hock' differ. caulk, cork, pork, walk, talk, fork ... cock, lock, knock, dock, Spock, doc ... No doubt Mike and I pronounce these same words differently though.
Same for me, but now the OP needs to know how the pronunciation of 'hawk' and 'hock' differ. caulk, cork, pork, walk, talk, fork ... cock, lock, knock, dock, Spock, doc ... No doubt Mike and I pronounce these same words differently though.
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 22, 2015 #3 We track on "cock". As for "caulk" not so much. Most on-line dictionaries have pronunciations. I am surprised that you pronounce "hawk" as "cork", "pork", and "fork"
We track on "cock". As for "caulk" not so much. Most on-line dictionaries have pronunciations. I am surprised that you pronounce "hawk" as "cork", "pork", and "fork"
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Feb 22, 2015 #4 Yes, it's hɔ:k, kɔ:k (open o, 'hawk') versus hɒk, kɒk (turned script a, 'hock'). AusE is non-rhotic, as you probably know.
Yes, it's hɔ:k, kɔ:k (open o, 'hawk') versus hɒk, kɒk (turned script a, 'hock'). AusE is non-rhotic, as you probably know.
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 22, 2015 #5 I know very little about phonetics. I just know how most people that I know pronounce words.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Feb 22, 2015 #6 The "r" in cork, fork etc is unsounded in BrE too. You can hear it's there in AmE. Have a listen to "fork" HERE. There are 5 pronunciations there - 4 American and 1 British (me!)
The "r" in cork, fork etc is unsounded in BrE too. You can hear it's there in AmE. Have a listen to "fork" HERE. There are 5 pronunciations there - 4 American and 1 British (me!)
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 22, 2015 #7 It may just because I was anticipating it, but I think I heard an "r" in your pronunciation.