Talk:Open back rounded vowel

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[edit] Canada

Shouldn't Canada be included in the table, for words like hockey? 208.104.45.20 (talk) 00:11, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

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I don't agree. Although Oxford Canadian English Dictionary says that hockey is pronounced as ['hɒki] in both Canadian English and British English, this is not entirely true. The author of the Oxford Canadian English Dictionary is an English lady living in Ottawa. And while it may be true that people from Ottawa have [ɒ] in hockey, the great majority of Canadians has an unrounded vowel here, thus: ['hɑki]. If you take a look at the ANAE sound map (http://www.mouton-online.com/anae.php) you will see that the merged cot/caught vowel is unrounded for most Canadians: [kɑt]; [kɒt] is used by some people, mainly those from Ottawa.

Are you a college student? Where are you from? Just curious. 208.104.45.20 (talk) 01:49, 17 April 2008 (UTC)