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clear and to the point.
– Centaurus
Commented Mar 16, 2017 at 22:02
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@MaxB - dog - UK /dɒɡ/ US /dɑːɡ/ - dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dog ?... same as god.
– user66974
Commented Mar 16, 2017 at 22:25
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da:g is possible, but I think it's less common. MW lists both, dȯg first.
– MWB
Commented Mar 16, 2017 at 22:59
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Not sure it is less common: oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dog_1
– user66974
Commented Mar 16, 2017 at 23:09
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@Josh: I am pretty sure that among people without the cot/caught merger, /dɔg/ is more common, at least on the East Coast. I don't think it used to be. People used to spell it dawg to indicate regional accents. But now that's the most common pronunciation, so they don't do that as often. See Ngram.
– Peter Shor
Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 0:16

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