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North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns (files.catbox.moe)
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Source: https://aschmann.net/AmEng/#Au_Washington_State

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Maybe I’m misunderstanding. I grew up in NYC, and “father” absolutely does rhyme with “bother”. Just listen to Run DMC: “they even bother my poor father cause he’s down with me.”

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

Even by how complex it is, this map is obviously an oversimplification

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