The way he pronounces short "o" sounds exactly correct to me. I know others short "o" sounds like "aw" to me and I guess this is called cot/caught merger. Where I'm from most people say short "o" like this guy. When I hear others who have the cot/caught merger it sounds funny to my ears. like it sounds like they have an "aw" instead of an "ah" Like vodka, condom,Knowledge,Mom,God,a lot, all sound to me like Vawdka, cawndom,Knawledge,Mawm, Gawd, a lawt. However I think that the cot/caught merger has influenced me subtly as I say some words like frog, and log with the "aw" sound and I'll hear others have more of an "ah" sound from where I'm from (Northern new York) For me frog,log,hog and dog do not rhyme with jog,bog, egg nog, or soggy for me it is Frawg,lawg,hawg, and dawg and jahg,bahg,egg nahg, sahggy.
@coachshanesesl
7 жыл бұрын
Great feedback! I'll go through your list: AW: frog, log, hog, dog, BOG, AH: jog, egg nog, soggy However, I can see myself saying "soggy" both ways!
@EthanParmetItsDaBunny
7 жыл бұрын
i changed my dialect in the merger because i want my kids to know
@aprilspencer
5 жыл бұрын
Your tips will help me, thank you for sharing. 😊
@KJYKJY1985
4 жыл бұрын
Do merged people really gravitate to "aw"? In my experience, they seem to go toward "ah". Listen to this girl for example: watch?v=79_By_7Yxhk&feature=youtu.be&t=77 The words are stocking, stalking, cot, caught; but she's saying "stocking, stocking, cot, cot". It sounds like she might be pronouncing stocking and stalking _ever so slightly_ differently.
@DaylightRobberyCA
9 жыл бұрын
As a Californian exhibiting the cot/caught vowel merger, this video makes my head feel like it's going to explode.
@DLBeatty
11 жыл бұрын
Native speaker here. But this is the 1st time I have ever really heard the difference between cot & caught. You do such a wonderfully awesome job of explaining how the sounds are formed!
@coachshanesesl
11 жыл бұрын
kkkk I'm from the Great Lakes region, too! (Superior to the north and Michigan to the East). What is REALLY interesting is you can find SO many variations of these sounds in SO many areas of the US. There is no "right" way at the end of the day!!
@CanadianaJan
9 жыл бұрын
I was raised in Western Canada so I pronounce cot and caught the same. My wife and I once met a couple from Chicago while hiking in Sedona, Arizona who told us about the "nice rocks" they had seen... except I heard it as "nice racks" and wondered which trail THEY'D been hiking on.
@TheCanadiangirl4
9 жыл бұрын
Jan Kat lol. Really funny story! I'm from Ontario and I pronounce caught/cot the same as well. This video seems to be for American pronunciation of words.
@Sabrewolf0
5 жыл бұрын
Sam Puch I have the same question, did you know now which way they pronounce it?
@joncappella8950
10 жыл бұрын
I live in.southeastern Massachusetts and the cot-caught merger is prevalent here. Cot and caught sound identical here.
@silpheedTandy
8 жыл бұрын
I'm in Ontario, Canada, and I just learned about the cot-caught merger. I don't know if I ever used the short o in my speech ever, and it's eerie to think that there are many English speakers in America who are using a sound that I never even realized is part of our language!! edit: huh, but i see now that I definitely do pronounce father more 'a' like than any other on the list, and Todd and god somewhat more 'a'-like, certainly much more 'a' like and less deep than the long 'aw' words.
@Muzikman127
4 жыл бұрын
wait till you learn that us Brits have 1 more than that! 1) father / palm / khan 2) bother / cot / don 3) raw / thought / caught / dawn
@emzeeroach
11 жыл бұрын
The short O seems like so much work! I live in Vermont, so our accent doesn't distinguish between short and long O. Cot and caught are essentially indistinguishable.
@davidlamb1107
10 жыл бұрын
Born, raised and living in California and I totally agree with you. Who pronounces the short 'o' the way he does in this video?
@brainandforce
9 жыл бұрын
David Lamb It's because of the cot-caught merger.
@brainandforce
9 жыл бұрын
Teruki Ito It's really common in the Midwest, really rare in the South.
@rusliirawanri
10 жыл бұрын
The best teacher ever. Thanks in a million sir. I've learned a lot from you
@1SnowCrystaL
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining the cot/caught difference to this Canadian. They're both "aw" for me, except "father" which has an "ah" sound. I think many English people would hear "cot" while many Americans would hear "caught" when I say either one. As for "caht" (your "cot"), I've only heard it from Americans and in the media, where it usually means "caught"... It's like linguistic musical chairs! What a mess, haha.
@CoachShanesDailyDictation
11 жыл бұрын
Yes! In some parts of North America! But the standard American pronunciation according to Merriam Webster and Random House dictionaries...I didn't check others~ cot = /kɒt/ caught = /kɔt/ father = /ˈfɑðər/ The bigger debate is the difference between ɑ versus ɒ. Even linguistics have a hard time distinguishing those two!
@TissueCat
11 жыл бұрын
In UK English, cot and father have two different vowels. But yes, in American English they are the same. It's also useful to note that in parts of America, like the west coast, short o and aw are pronounced the same as well.
@gilmardias5937
12 жыл бұрын
Great question and an even better explanation. The constrast between ´cot´ and ´cut´ is nonexistant in Brazilian (Portuguese) language. Thank you.
@RobertsfunWords
9 жыл бұрын
I would have to do some serious work to say "cot" the way he does. It sounds like saying "cat" while choking. I wonder where he is from
@crismelileonardo2516
8 жыл бұрын
yeah! it sounds like cat hehe
@zzt5282
8 жыл бұрын
You said exactly what I was going to say.
@citizens124
5 жыл бұрын
he makes the short 'o' sounds like 'ah',,,,i dont think that is correct though,,
@TaiLe-dr5ve
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, the short 'o' must be 'o', not 'a'. In British English, the short 'o' is 100% 'o' but in American English, it is blended between 'o' and 'a', it sound a half of 'o' and a half of 'a'
@anonymoususer2756
2 жыл бұрын
He’s from Wiscansin I think. I’m British and his “cot” sounds almost like my “cat” and his “caught” sounds exactly like my “cot” (maybe slightly more closed). I would write his “cot” as /kat/ and his “caught” as /kɔ̞t/.
@bobhrtmn
11 жыл бұрын
Best practical explanation ever! Thank you!!!
@dbeb48
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you Shane, I really appreciate your help.
@KoyasuNoBara
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I actually found this video when I was trying to find out what the difference is between "cot" and "caught" for people who haven't been caught in the cot-caught merger, since I already have been. It seems we both say "caught" the same, but "cot" is really different. It sounds almost, but not quite, like you're saying "cat." It's hard to describe, really. Funnily enough, I thought it would be the other way around.
@TheCanadiangirl4
9 жыл бұрын
***** I watched this video for the same reason.
@Phowok
9 жыл бұрын
TheCanadiangirl4 same
@calincucuietu8220
4 күн бұрын
@@KoyasuNoBara, where is your accent from?
@KoyasuNoBara
4 күн бұрын
@@calincucuietu8220 Kind of all over due to my father being in the military. I'd probably go with Arizona, Alaska, or Texas as to where I would have started talking/reading.
@roggeralves94
5 жыл бұрын
I love the cot/caught merger, it's one less vowel sound to worry about, although I noticed I tend to pronounce words with either sound inconsistently. I usually say "body" with /ɑ/, since I'm used to it soundinɡ like an /a/ for me. But I say "law" with a very clear /ɔ/ sound. It must be the spellinɡ...
@Macalafit
2 жыл бұрын
Hi! What is the cot/cought merger everybody talks about?
@roggeralves94
2 жыл бұрын
@@Macalafit a "merger" is when two different sounds in one dialect become the same in a different dialect, in specific contexts. "Cot" and "caught" are originally pronounced with different sounds: caught is /kɔt/ (the vowel is "aw", like in "law") and cot is /kɑt/ (the vowel is "ah", like in "father"). However, many people in the US and Canada say these two words with the same vowel, /ɑ/ ("ah"): it's as though the two vowels have "merged" into the same one, hence the name. But why "cot" and "caught"? These are just easier to compare. Think of these as categories of words. There are "cot" words, such as "pop", hot", "top" etc, and there are "caught" words, such as "bought", "walk", "dog"... This merger affects most, if not all of these words. Shane, for example, doesn't have this merger, as "cot" and "caught" don't rhyme for him. But for many other people they do, and I find this very fascinating. I hope this helps.
@Macalafit
2 жыл бұрын
Woooww! @@roggeralves94 English phonetic is actually wide! Of course your input helped me a lot to "catch it" better. I'm a latin, self taught English learner, so I'm still struggling to tell and make the short sounds. You caught my attention whit the "sounds" and symbols framed in slashes; is that a phonetic method/technique? How do I search for it? I'm determinated to improve my english skills!
@roggeralves94
2 жыл бұрын
@@Macalafit sure, just look for IPA (the International Phonetic Alphabet) and also "English Phonology" on the Internet, you'll find plenty of resources. I'm not a self taught English learner, but I also natively speak a Romance language (Brazilian Portuguese), so that makes two of us. Greetings!
@rodrigoalcantara2961
Жыл бұрын
@roggeralves94 Muito interessante a sua observação. Em português temos a vogal /ɔ/ como em pó, voz, cipó, bola, tapioca, ótimo, etc. Pra mim é muito difícil ouvir a diferença entre /ɑ/ e /ɔ/, aos meus ouvidos esses sons são muito similares. Eu já conversei com uma americana que entende de fonética e fonologia e expliquei pra ela que como na minha língua materna só tem a vogal /ɔ/ é mais fácil pra mim usá-la em todas as minhas palavras em inlgês em vez de /ɑ/, e ela disse que como esses dois sons são muito similares não vai faze diferença, pois eu vou ser compreendido do mesmo jeito. O contexto na maioria das vezes vai ajudar. Tanto é que eu fiz uma experiência, pronunciei a palavra father como /'fɔ ðer/ em vez de /'fɑ ðer/e body /'bɔ di/ no lugar de /'bɑ di/ e ainda sim ela conseguiu me entender. Outra coisa interessante é que a vogal /ɑ/ realmente soa muito parecida com a vogal /a/ como em chá do português principalmente em algumas palavras dissílabas como FAther e BOdy por exemplo.
@numberonealcove
8 жыл бұрын
If you all think this guy's short-o sound in cot makes it seem as if he were saying cat, you should hear what I - and other folks who grew up around the Great Lakes - sound like when we actually say cat.
@calincucuietu8220
4 күн бұрын
How?
@CoachShanesDailyDictation
11 жыл бұрын
You are not alone! Many people in the northwestern part of the US pronounce them the same, too. But the "standard American" accent is very different. Here are IPA spellings: kɒt (cot) .... kɔt (caught). Good luck^^
@fignitz
12 жыл бұрын
Love the cot/caught distinction - this is very useful for my linguistics class!
@lef3rro
10 жыл бұрын
Dude, you're funny, but yes this is very helpful. Thank you!
@PandaTheLesser
5 жыл бұрын
I think his short o is the /a/ of the /ai/ (long I) diphthong. (More central than the aw sound). I haven’t read much on it, but I always assumed the short o and aw merger was between the British short o (open and all the way to the back) and the aw as in father sound. This is the first time I’ve seen someone take short the opposite direction, making it more forward.
@youssefmazour2335
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for helping pronunciation
@DavidJimenez-my5gn
6 жыл бұрын
Really helpful thanks ! I have been practicing and I have improved and now I also can hear the difference among the vowel sounds !
@CoachShanesDailyDictation
11 жыл бұрын
Yes they are!! There are so many, too!!
@TheSomethingRandom12
7 жыл бұрын
For me, the short 'o' and 'aw' sounds are exactly the same. I pronounce all of the words on the right 2/3 the exact same.
@coachshanesesl
7 жыл бұрын
In the US there's such a thing as the "cut-caught" merger, so you are not alone!! But for people who do distinguish (most Americans), it can be confusing!
@edwardmiessner6502
5 жыл бұрын
This guy must be from the Great Lakes area, because his "cot" sounds almost like my "cat" and his "caught" sounds almost like my "cot." The "aw" in my "caught" is much more pronounced. BTW, I'm from Baltimore but I also grew up in Boston and Detroit.
@ilyailya6339
7 жыл бұрын
First column: pronounce it with Explosion of consonant sound before "short u" sound. It looks like C-at, T-T_ach, ST-T_af. The main thing is explosion of first sounds before vowel: do not let your air comes out from your throat easily. Your lungs should make pressure of air, but air stops in the throat(like you under the water when you dive). Then release throat and sound K-Kat will jump from your mouth. Second column: I just change the tone of sound, make it high pitched sound and more longer. Also your mouth should be more wider. Your head is bending a little bit forward like something heavy lays on top of your head(on your crown) Third column: This sound seems very easy. The sound from your throat is going to top of your head. I hear this sound between my ears, in this area. Sound is long. Intonation same as in Estonia, Finland or Latvia(if somebody hears these people :-) )
@calincucuietu8220
4 күн бұрын
Wtf?
@39717
6 жыл бұрын
At 4:17, you can hear his peculiar pronunciation of right. The diphthong is raised, exhibiting Canadian raising (of course, this isn’t strictly limited to Canadian speech).
@Changshu
4 жыл бұрын
This is so hard to explain to my Chinese co-workers and students...
@angeloncollins
10 жыл бұрын
Short o and aw are pronounced the same by me, Massachusetts native here. And of course closer to the aw then the o.
@Iliac2112
11 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, it really illustrates the cot/caught merger for me. I have never heard anyone in my area pronounce 'cot' in that manner, though your pronunciation of 'father' and 'God' is more than recognizable from American movies.
@nalvarez3505
4 жыл бұрын
Very good video, thank you sir
@illogicmath
10 жыл бұрын
please could you explain the difference between cut and cat? They sound exactly the same for me
@calincucuietu8220
4 күн бұрын
Where are you from?
@illogicmath
4 күн бұрын
@@calincucuietu8220 r This was a comment from 10y ago. Now I have learned English and know the difference
@maryalycevonstein946
8 жыл бұрын
Then there are people who pronounce the vowels in cot and caught the same but only pronounce the "t" in cot.
@elphi9445
7 жыл бұрын
they stop the "t" most people do it, i would say everyone
@MurzNN
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for great lesson! But why in "god" and "dog" the "o" character pronounced differently? Is there some special rule, or this is an exclusion from rules?
@coachshanesesl
3 жыл бұрын
GOD has a Germanic origin whereas DOG has an English origin. That is the KEY problem!!! The O VOWEL has over TEN possible pronunciations~
@davidesparzahernandez5352
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge ! 💙 Btw, I wish you can explain how to use " to eat or just eating "
@coachshanesesl
4 жыл бұрын
I like to eat pizza. I like eating pizza. SAME, David! "ing" gives a more "active" feeling, so if you really like it, I'd recommend "ing"!
@davidesparzahernandez5352
4 жыл бұрын
@@coachshanesesl Thank you very much. Greetings from Mexico City 🇲🇽
@Mirador2
7 ай бұрын
Could you please explain the "Low back merger" (where /ɔ/ and maybe /ɒ/ become /ɑ/) and the "Weak vowel merger" (where unstressed /ɪ/ and maybe /ʊ/ become /ə/)? I'm learning to pronounce words in American English (in general), so I focus on the most standard/common pronunciations, but it's very difficult to know what they are, various dictionaries differ from each other and I think the main conflicts are based on these two mergers, the rest is usually consistent. So far my understanding is that in General American English (or Standard American English) people pronounce /ɑ/ instead of /ɔ/ (and they use /ɔ/ only in /ɔɪ/ and /ɔɹ/), and that /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ in unstressed syllables should be pronounced as /ə/, but I really don't know.
@gabell26
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, coach! These sounds and a difference between them (especially between cut and cot) are the hardest part of my pornuciation adventure so far. I'd like to note also, that the same sound from different (native) speakers sounds differently, and it doesn't make things easier :) BTW, is the offer of a recording review still valid?
@joseuzcateguipe1
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, that was very useful!. But what about cat and cot? Do they sound the same?. Thank you!
@kballwoof00
7 жыл бұрын
The people in the comments who dont understand the caught-cot merger are hilarious
@kyawthan9801
10 жыл бұрын
Thank you Coach Shane! I can't pronounce short-u & o sound. I'm still practicing for years. I'm not your any members could I send you a video? THANK YOU AGAIN!
@ishqwalalove802
11 жыл бұрын
In Hollywood English, cot = caught [kɑ:t]
@Ciudadize
2 жыл бұрын
Cut - Cot - Caught; and what about inserting Cat? More complicated for sure!
@coachshanesesl
2 жыл бұрын
Great!! It's on my list!!
@raymondwhatley9954
9 жыл бұрын
As a native English speaker I can tell you that this guys pronunciation of the "o" sound is weird as can be. It sounds like "cat" to me. Like it doesn't sound like how we do the "o" in English. The way he pronounces the "aw" sound is the "o" sound. This video would be very confusing for a non-English speaker I think.
@HummingbirdCyborg
8 жыл бұрын
+Raymond Whatley His "aw" sound was correct to me. The "o" sound did seem a bit off.
@samohsion2203
8 жыл бұрын
This can be pretty perfect how to properly pronounce Em out. That's correct
@SBroproductions
8 жыл бұрын
+Raymond Whatley He's actually saying it correctly. There's currently a shift in the english language right now that is merging the short o and the au sounds together. Making the word "cot" and "caught" sound exactly the same. Look it up, it's called the "Cot-Caught Merger". Older generations tend to say it the correct way... well maybe calling it correct is wrong, linguistics is weird.
@HummingbirdCyborg
8 жыл бұрын
Yes, that merger is happening, but his short o sound is nonetheless too close to a short a sound. He was overaccentuating the difference which made it just sound weird.
@coreywiley3981
7 жыл бұрын
The way he pronounces short "o" sounds exactly correct to me. I know others short "o" sounds like "aw" and this is called cot/caught merger. Where I'm from most people say short "o" like this guy.
@فاطمهساداتاسمعیلپور
6 жыл бұрын
You are very good techer👏👏👏👏
@wonnyedikenson473
6 жыл бұрын
me ha encantado tu video, gracias, eres muy didactico, es la metodologia que a mi me permite asimilar la clave de la pronunciacion, gracias por compartir tu tiempo y conocimiento. I likeeeee, thank you
@bryder42
10 жыл бұрын
I was raised in PA. That pronunciation of cot sounds horrible to my ears. It's like you're from Boston and you started to say car, but decided halfway through you really wanted to say cat.
@numberonealcove
8 жыл бұрын
That's the way the vowel sounds from Western New York state clear through to Wisconsin. Including the cities of Rochester, NY; Buffalo; Cleveland; Detroit; Chicago; and Milwaukee. If anything, the speaker is underplaying the sound.
@edwardmiessner6502
5 жыл бұрын
It's also like how Bostonians say "cart."
@jh1136
7 жыл бұрын
Thumbnail brought me here
@illogicmath
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha the automatic speech to text translator of KZitem only writes cut cut cut cut cut cut cut cut
@sergyu123456
11 жыл бұрын
I don't know it sounds sometimes like an e as in her - rush for example. Not as obvious as in HER but something close.
@hayelomtewelde3730
6 жыл бұрын
u r always my perfect teacher, keep at it.
@alvaronaranjo521
4 жыл бұрын
Loved this video... Really helpful!
@MrBulshoy
11 жыл бұрын
I specifically looked this up in order to hear somebody pronounce "cot" and "caught" as distinct vowel sounds. It sounds incredibly strange to my ears. The dialects of North America are fascinating.
@PaoloLaFrancesca
11 жыл бұрын
Wordreference uses the British pronunciation. If you check the audio of the two words clicking on "UK" you may notice that the vowels are completely different.
@alleigh25
11 жыл бұрын
As an American (from the Great Lakes region), "cot" sounded very strange to me the first time he said it, since I pronounce them both as "caught." It was actually kind of difficult to even make that sound.
@tiangnegara6377
3 жыл бұрын
The cot sounds like you're getting flu...
@DuyenPhanLan
11 жыл бұрын
Tthanks so much for your video! but i have difficulties relaxing my tounge when i say the 'ah' and 'o' sound as in 'caught'.Can you help me?
@johanlibert2866
5 жыл бұрын
Great job
@pablovaldez5689
9 жыл бұрын
I wonder what kind of ponuntation the word cat has.Can you tell me plz
@ЕленаЗуева-е3ш
7 жыл бұрын
Why hot - short u, god - short o, dog - long aw?
@ilyailya6339
7 жыл бұрын
These are rules of pronunciation. Just remember it. Our russian language is more difficult to learn)
@michaelli8523
11 жыл бұрын
Hallo works only on smart phone, and unfortunately there is no PC version.
@jame1136
12 жыл бұрын
Only video that's been able to explain to a PNW'er the cot-caught merger.
@oehisehie
Жыл бұрын
hi thanks for the video, can i pronounce "vol" in volcano and volume the same as "all" as an example of the cot caught merger? also can i pronounce dawn the same as don(name)? thank you
@coachshanesesl
Жыл бұрын
Yes you can! Especially if you live in Boston!!
@oehisehie
Жыл бұрын
@@coachshanesesl thank you so much. and on collins dictionary the phonetics for all is "ɔl", yet phenetics for "vol" in volume and volcano is "vɑl". can I think of "ɑ" and "ɔ" as the same sound in these words due to the cot caught merger even though dictionaries use different symbols "ɑ" and "ɔ" ? thank you so much
@coachshanesesl
Жыл бұрын
This is why I ALWAYS tell my members to NEVER use the IPA spelling. It's a MESS. Even for the word TALK you will find SO MANY different symbols. The IPA was great BEFORE the internet. Now, with the internet, I highly recommend you NOT use that archaic system.
@oehisehie
Жыл бұрын
@@coachshanesesl I totally agree with you which is why I prefer the google dictionary. (if you put any word+define in google there is a built in dictionary). However on that dictionary the phonetics for "vol" in "volcano" and "volume" is "väl", yet for "all" is "ôl", can I just think of "ä" and "ô" meaning the same sound in this case due to the cot caught merger even though the symbols look different? thank you for your patience with my questions.
@coachshanesesl
Жыл бұрын
I'll say it again!! IPA is an "ancient" system with many flaws. It was good BEFORE the internet. But the internet has KILLED IPA! I really hope you STOP trying to spell "pronunciation". Just listen to native speakers!!
@marvine3209
9 жыл бұрын
I can't I can't send my voice recorded. How can I do???
@aimefiori1104
6 жыл бұрын
My friend Doug owns a dog that likes to eat dough. How to pronounce this?
@kawasakitakashi5634
11 жыл бұрын
Why is your mouth different?
@CleberJRossi
11 жыл бұрын
I've found out that...It depends, IN the beginning there were 3 ways, one for father one for caught and one for cot. Depending where you are from, today you can speak father as the same as in cot, or even cot as the same as in caught etc. Anyway, Both are right, it just depends where you from, as I'm from BRAZIL...I have no american accent, I have a WEIRD accent, So I'll probably sound weird anyway HAHAHA. Thanks for helping me with that!!Happy new year!!
@charliebee2028
5 жыл бұрын
thnx
@argenisaguilar9045
8 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, than you very much
@benghida01
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you coach
@kassandrarodriguez3831
5 жыл бұрын
I must say these videos are for people (like me) who are learning from scratch and with all those bad comments I get really confused , since none of you have a channel explaining how to do it right , let the teacher do his job. You people don’t waste your time making fun of the way he explains it, instead, if you all know how to say it. Haters are gonna hate.
@laracroftvideos
4 жыл бұрын
IKR? That's why English is so hard to learn. Not only is there American English, Canadian English, British English, Australian English and many other varieties, but there's a lot of little differences even among native speakers of one variety depending on the region they grew up in. Not only that but every native speaker tends to think of their accent as 'accentless' and so when they teach English to foreigners, they might unconsciously teach what they believe is the standard (but which might actually not be the case). I'd say that Coach Shane's accent is very typical of the Great Lakes and East Coast regions of the US, but honestly pronouncing both cot and caught the same (kawt) is more common imo.
@Frhomo2319
11 жыл бұрын
Faah-Ther.... Faah- ther... Not Fo-ther , lol, rhymes with bother :P
@gmac8586
9 жыл бұрын
How he says Todd sounds like tad to me, "I would like a tad of mustard on my hotdog." How does he differentiate cat and cot, or tad and Todd? He should acknowledge that for HIS region, these are how words are pronounced to his ESL students. I'm from Ontario with a mother from France. I am fully bilingual having gone to school in Ontario my entire childhood in English but spending my summers in France since the age of two. So I tutor French to children and I find that many anglophones want me to teach their child "European" French since they believe this is my accent, as opposed to Quebec French that they teach in most French immersion schools here. I always inform them that my accent is unique and that one cannot call one accent more 'proper' over another. My accent changes according to who I've been around most lately in either language. So I let them know I try to teach the closest to "standard" French that one will find when listening to the news for example in either France or Quebec and that we should enjoy the many types of accents from North Africa to La Martinique, to Montreal, to Nouveau Brunswick to Marseille.
@martinskanal
7 жыл бұрын
As Norwegian native speaker and certified tram driver, I'd say: Excellent point! In the end, it's all down to dialects and sociolects as there are no such thing as a globally "correct" way of saying Todd. I find it quite odd/awdd that the uploader does not make a point about it. Differentiating between "cot" and "cat" can be a pain in the neck, but a good rule of thumb is: if it slips away and says "meow", don't put your child to sleep on it.
@CleberJRossi
11 жыл бұрын
Seriously you think that the "A" in Father is the same as in the "O" in Cot? I checked two dictionaries and they say it is different.
@rre8149
4 жыл бұрын
u are the best
@CoachShanesDailyDictation
11 жыл бұрын
Great^^
@TiTi-zq9bd
9 жыл бұрын
"cot", so hard to say, I've just heard "cat", can you teach futher between cat and cot
@niclas3672
9 жыл бұрын
Ti Ti It depends on where you're from. A lot of people say cot like caught.
@crappyaccount
4 жыл бұрын
I heard cat too, and I'm a native speaker xD
@filippoprimavera8356
2 жыл бұрын
@@crappyaccount where are you from ?
@crappyaccount
2 жыл бұрын
@@filippoprimavera8356 louisiana, usa
@filippoprimavera8356
2 жыл бұрын
@@crappyaccount ok 😃 , Yes it's similar to cat .
@ZylonBane
9 жыл бұрын
Geeze, good riddance to the old "cot" sound. Just sounds nasal and annoying.
@TheReaverOfDarkness
9 жыл бұрын
ZylonBane yeah, might as well be saying "cat".
@adrianw.8700
6 жыл бұрын
Typical northern inland accent. No cot caught merger and the short o sounds very extreme compared to other American dialects. Great Lake regions have this unique dialect. Can't be found in other parts of North America
@fantasiaenre
11 жыл бұрын
They ARE the same. Look it up in OED.
@christianhenry6501
9 жыл бұрын
This is not the cot caught merger. A pre "cot caught" merger would pronounce the "cot" like "for". This version of cot and the rest of the "short o" are being pronounced by this teacher with the same sound as apple. This is generally not how English speakers or the dictionary pronounce these words. Most Canadians and at least half of the American population, by recent studies incorporate the "cot caught" merger which would make all the sample words in the middle and right rows (short o / aw) sound the same. English is confusing.
@CoachShanesDailyDictation
11 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@giulyprop776
4 жыл бұрын
Hi, could please you expand and add “cat”?
@quinnpatryce5944
6 жыл бұрын
I'm genuinely confused.. I pronounce cot and caught the same I don't use any of the short o sounds and I never have most vowels are like the aw oh well😂
@Sabrewolf0
6 жыл бұрын
Really? I'm learning English and for me it's tricky which sound do you pronounce?
@Bluewillow55
11 жыл бұрын
I'm confused. When he says "cot" it sounds like he is saying "cut" to me. I can't hear any difference in the way he says "cut" and "cot". I pronounce cot land caught exactly the same.
@therealselenafanxD
10 жыл бұрын
YOU'RE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@soihtoohtoo8704
3 жыл бұрын
Hello sir
@CoachShanesDailyDictation
11 жыл бұрын
LOL!!! Maybe sometimes, but no generalizations, please!
@gedgar
8 жыл бұрын
I never make the short o sound
@Babychumo
8 жыл бұрын
and cat? 🐱
@Jhon_Tito
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot
@TheCyberjoa
12 жыл бұрын
aaaaawesome
@digitalcitizen4533
9 жыл бұрын
Where are you from?
@simontam2704
12 жыл бұрын
good
@tehcommenterofepic
11 жыл бұрын
Is this British pronunciation? Can you clarify whether this is British or American?
@houssinhoussin4539
8 жыл бұрын
when we prononuce a like i ?and i like a ?
@alleigh25
11 жыл бұрын
I know this comment is a year old, but I haven't seen a response to it, so just in case, cat and cot are pretty different. Try starting with "ah" and then transitioning to "eh" (like end). Go back and forth a few times. Somewhere in between, where it changes pitch, should be a different sort of sound. Try making that sound a bit longer (it's sort of difficult, but I'm trying to give you more than just the sound). That's the a in cat. Look up the audio (dictionary . com) and try to match it.
@filippoprimavera8356
2 жыл бұрын
No , the /æ/ sound Is an open schwa vowel , when the lips streched out like a smile with more stress or emphasize.
@illogicmath
5 жыл бұрын
Admit it, English is hard. Even you linguists can't agree. In the Cambridge dictionary the a in father is long and you say it is short. What about cot/caught merger, for example?
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