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minus-squareElvith Ma'for@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month 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]
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]