Which is the correct pronunciation of "tomorrow"?
TomOHrrow or TomAHrrow
Longman Dictionary of American English gives both as correct, giving preference to the /A/ form (listed 1st).
Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (by JC Wells) gives preference to the /Q/ form: tom/Q/rrow [uk] // tom/Q/rrow [us], tom/A/rrow [us].
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary has /Q/ as the only US form.
Conclusions:
1. while /A/ may be more frequent in American English, /Q/ is still an accepted variant in General American [unlike /A/range or h/A/rrible]
2. I've heard many Californians/Westerners using /Q/ in ''sorry'' and ''tomorrow'', I guess both are used interchangeably in cot/caught merged American accents of the West and in Vermont.
3. Canadians prefer /Q/, but I've heard some Canadians pronouncing it with the unrounded vowel /A/ [so it may be free choice just like in D/A/llar ~ D/Q/llar]
I wouldn't tag rounded pronunciations of stressed vowels in words like DOLLAR, DOLL or TOMORROW as exclusive Canadianisms, some Americans use /Q/ in these words, and some Canadians have /A/ there...
Pick whichever you like.
Kisses
Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (by JC Wells) gives preference to the /Q/ form: tom/Q/rrow [uk] // tom/Q/rrow [us], tom/A/rrow [us].
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary has /Q/ as the only US form.
Conclusions:
1. while /A/ may be more frequent in American English, /Q/ is still an accepted variant in General American [unlike /A/range or h/A/rrible]
2. I've heard many Californians/Westerners using /Q/ in ''sorry'' and ''tomorrow'', I guess both are used interchangeably in cot/caught merged American accents of the West and in Vermont.
3. Canadians prefer /Q/, but I've heard some Canadians pronouncing it with the unrounded vowel /A/ [so it may be free choice just like in D/A/llar ~ D/Q/llar]
I wouldn't tag rounded pronunciations of stressed vowels in words like DOLLAR, DOLL or TOMORROW as exclusive Canadianisms, some Americans use /Q/ in these words, and some Canadians have /A/ there...
Pick whichever you like.
Kisses
I love that bit in Annie when she sings about the "two marrow"s. TomOHrrow is the one for me.
Then there's that other song, You like potato and I like potahto, You like tomato and I like tomahto. I'm British and I say po-tay-toe and to-mah-to. So let's call the sh*t song off.
Then there's that other song, You like potato and I like potahto, You like tomato and I like tomahto. I'm British and I say po-tay-toe and to-mah-to. So let's call the sh*t song off.
I say tomAHrrow. There's no absolute right or wrong, but depending on your accent, one sounds right and the other doesn't.
Don't some people pronounce it with [O]-- the NORTH vowel?
North [nOr\T]
Tomorrow [t_hVmOr\oU]
Sorry [sOr\I]
I can hear a clear difference between [A], [Q], and [O] in sorry.
North [nOr\T]
Tomorrow [t_hVmOr\oU]
Sorry [sOr\I]
I can hear a clear difference between [A], [Q], and [O] in sorry.
I was born and raised in New York City and the standard there is using the [A] vowel.
I, however, tend to use [Q] or [O]. I say [sQr\i] for sorry, [t@mOr\oU] for tomorrow, [dAl@'] for dollar but [dQ5] for doll.
The dollar/doll thing is consistent with CVS, as I lived in California during my teen years. It's common in California to hear [r\QN] for wrong but [r\AN@'] for wronger; remember that [A] tends to shift toward [Q] before [l] and [N] but it remains [A] when added suffixes such as -er.
I, however, tend to use [Q] or [O]. I say [sQr\i] for sorry, [t@mOr\oU] for tomorrow, [dAl@'] for dollar but [dQ5] for doll.
The dollar/doll thing is consistent with CVS, as I lived in California during my teen years. It's common in California to hear [r\QN] for wrong but [r\AN@'] for wronger; remember that [A] tends to shift toward [Q] before [l] and [N] but it remains [A] when added suffixes such as -er.
Well, I'm from NYC and here we tend to say "tamAHrrah"or "tamAHrrow" rather than TomOHrrow
It's common in California to hear [r\QN] for wrong but [r\AN@'] for wronger; remember that [A] tends to shift toward [Q] before [l] and [N] but it remains [A] when added suffixes such as -er.
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Yup, [Q] in call, but [A] in caller, or calling...
I guess L is darker at the end of the word, causing more round(ed)ness...
Nevertheless, the traditional Californian speech (used by older males) still has [A] in BALD and [Q] (monothong) in BOLD...Sometimes it's difficult to understand... [kQl] call ~ Cole, [bQl] ball ~ bowl
Learnerdictionary.com has [A] in call, ball, and [oU] in ''Cole, Bowl''
Surfer's dude Californian has [Q] in call, ball and [@U] in ''Cole, Bowl''
young girls from California are more likely to use [A] with L: tall, call,
young boys round it more frequently (the same thing is observed in Vancouver English, I don't know why)...
I don't know why...young Cali girls are more likely to use /Q/ with -t and -m [mQm, lQt] but /A/ with -l [dAl, tAl, kAl]...
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Yup, [Q] in call, but [A] in caller, or calling...
I guess L is darker at the end of the word, causing more round(ed)ness...
Nevertheless, the traditional Californian speech (used by older males) still has [A] in BALD and [Q] (monothong) in BOLD...Sometimes it's difficult to understand... [kQl] call ~ Cole, [bQl] ball ~ bowl
Learnerdictionary.com has [A] in call, ball, and [oU] in ''Cole, Bowl''
Surfer's dude Californian has [Q] in call, ball and [@U] in ''Cole, Bowl''
young girls from California are more likely to use [A] with L: tall, call,
young boys round it more frequently (the same thing is observed in Vancouver English, I don't know why)...
I don't know why...young Cali girls are more likely to use /Q/ with -t and -m [mQm, lQt] but /A/ with -l [dAl, tAl, kAl]...
I've never used the word "wronger" in my life, but if I did, I would pronounce it with the velar nasal and no /g/.
I've never used the word "wronger" in my life, but if I did, I would pronounce it with the velar nasal and no /g/.
'wronger?' haha, i've never even heard that in bad speech or slang, maybe it's an American-only thing?
I'm from the US South, and I use the dollar/doll sound.
And I've never heard anything more wrong than "wronger". But if you're going to say it, pronounce the g.
And I've never heard anything more wrong than "wronger". But if you're going to say it, pronounce the g.
In my Idiolect:
NORTH, TOMORROW, BORROW, and SORROW share the same vowel [O].
THOUGHT, CALL, CALLER, BALL, TALL, TALK, CHALK, CLOTH, SONG and WRONG share the same vowel [Q].
MOM, COT, LOT, FATHER, WASH, WARM, PALM, and CALM share the same vowel [a].
Wronger? I would not be caught [kQt] dead using this "word".
NORTH, TOMORROW, BORROW, and SORROW share the same vowel [O].
THOUGHT, CALL, CALLER, BALL, TALL, TALK, CHALK, CLOTH, SONG and WRONG share the same vowel [Q].
MOM, COT, LOT, FATHER, WASH, WARM, PALM, and CALM share the same vowel [a].
Wronger? I would not be caught [kQt] dead using this "word".
In my Idiolect:
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You must be from Inland North,
don't you find it a bit awkward/weird to have [Q] in ''long song'' but [a] in ''Hong Kong'', [Q] in call, but [a] in doll?
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You must be from Inland North,
don't you find it a bit awkward/weird to have [Q] in ''long song'' but [a] in ''Hong Kong'', [Q] in call, but [a] in doll?