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Richard Sabey said...

You forget GOAL, for those (I'm one) who pronounce "wholly" differently from "holy" (a GOAT word) and "holly" (a LOT word).

I have a problem with FORCE and NORTH because I merge the two phonemes; those key words don't tell me which one names the lexical set which contains -oar-, -our- and -oor- words. Unfortunately, many such words are homophones for speakers who merge FORCE, NORTH and possibly also THOUGHT. How about DOOR? Or is DOOR a CURE word for some?

Feb 2, 2010, 3:53:13 AM

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