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libraryofbabel
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TRiG_Ireland
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They don't even sound the same, except in some (not all) American accents. They don't sound even remotely similar to me.
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drnick1
2 hours ago
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I thought they did not, but after actually vocalizing them I would say they are basically indistinguishable in real (fast) speech.
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YeGoblynQueenne
1 hours ago
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Once more I find myself wondering whether English really needs different vowels, if they can all be substituted for each other.
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ranger_danger
2 hours ago
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Interesting, they sound exactly the same to me, and I cannot even think of how they might sound different to someone else. Care to explain?
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Atreiden
2 hours ago
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Not when pronounced correctly as A-Aron
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