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minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down9·3 days agoHorse and worse rhyme. Also so does cord and word. Did I miss something or were they pronounced differently 123 years ago?
minus-squareElvith Ma'for@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoThey’re pronounced differently (although there’s a difference between British English and American English but for these that difference is quite consistent and you just omit the r): horse [hɔːs]/[hɔːrs] - worse [wɜːs]/[wɜːrs] cord [kɔ:d]/[kɔːrd] - word [wɜːd]/[wɜːrd]
minus-squareShadowedcross@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoHow do horse and worse rhyme?
minus-squarebaines@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 days agowhore sea wore sea seems straight forward sea
Horse and worse rhyme.
Also so does cord and word.
Did I miss something or were they pronounced differently 123 years ago?
They’re pronounced differently (although there’s a difference between British English and American English but for these that difference is quite consistent and you just omit the
r):horse [hɔːs]/[hɔːrs] - worse [wɜːs]/[wɜːrs]
cord [kɔ:d]/[kɔːrd] - word [wɜːd]/[wɜːrd]
How do horse and worse rhyme?
Neigh.
whore sea
wore sea
seems straight forward sea