I think that this sample is closer: http://accent.gmu.edu/browse_language.php?function=detail&speakerid=103
Where is this speaker from?
Huh...to me that doesn't even sound close. For example, listen to his pronunciation of Bob...it's not even close to the other speakers.
It's not one of those neutral, tolerable North American accents, but one where every R is pronounced as if it were three Rs and every vowel lasts for half an hour and comes with an extra R appended, just for good measure.
I don't hear an accent at all....sounds just like how I talk. So, seeing as where I'm from, I'm gonna have to guess Alberta.
Here is another sample: http://207.210.65.247/hosting/rom/s2.wav
Hmm....I guess think is one of those situations where I'm viewing these different samples though glasses clouded by my accent...
For me, Bob is /ba:b/, so the pronunciation of /bO:b/ really sticks out to my ears. The first two samples each really have a strong /bO:b/, while the third one says /ba:b/. Maybe it means nothing, but along with a few smaller differences, that really distinguishes it from the other two.
For me, Bob is /ba:b/, so the pronunciation of /bO:b/ really sticks out to my ears. The first two samples each really have a strong /bO:b/, while the third one says /ba:b/. Maybe it means nothing, but along with a few smaller differences, that really distinguishes it from the other two.
Are you sure it's /bO:b/ ? It sounds to me like they all pronounced it /ba:b/
Well, I think we can rule out Australian, Fisher. :)
I didn't notice anything unusual about his R's, Greg.
I didn't notice anything unusual about his R's, Greg.
The first two, Lee? Like I said, maybe it's an accent blinding thing, but I distinctly heard /bO:b/.
Here's a higher quality recording of that phrase:
http://207.210.65.247/hosting/rom/bob.wav
http://207.210.65.247/hosting/rom/bob.wav
Yeah, it's close enough to [O:] in Bob, maybe just a tad more open than [O].