I'm curious about how people pronounce "drawers". I pronounce it as /drAz/ "drahz". Note that this refers to the clothing, which is distinct from storage spaces, which are /drorz/.
"drawers"
I pronounce them both the same and they are homophones with "draws" also.
/dro:z/
/dro:z/
I pronounce "drawers" - both meanings of the word - as "draws" ["drQ:z], which in my rhotic US accent sounds very different from "drores" ["drO@`z]. This phenomenon is common here in New England.
So you pronounce "drawer" (storage space) without the r sound? The same as "draw"?
<<So you pronounce "drawer" (storage space) without the r sound? The same as "draw"?>>
Yep. To me, "Open the drawer" sounds like "Open the draw".
Yep. To me, "Open the drawer" sounds like "Open the draw".
<<I pronounce "drawers" - both meanings of the word - as "draws" ["drQ:z], which in my rhotic US accent sounds very different from "drores" ["drO@`z]. This phenomenon is common here in New England.>>
Interesting. So you have a pronunciation similar to mine, only that you have it for both meanings of the word. I wonder how this phenomenon originated.
Interesting. So you have a pronunciation similar to mine, only that you have it for both meanings of the word. I wonder how this phenomenon originated.
Me too. "Draw" & "drawer" (the thing you put stuff in) are homophones for me.
>> Me too. "Draw" & "drawer" (the thing you put stuff in) are homophones for me. <<
Two different vowels:
Draw= drah
Drawer = drohr
Two different vowels:
Draw= drah
Drawer = drohr
I myself have a relatively GA-like pattern for "draws" and "drawers", them being ["dZr\Q:s] and ["dZr\O:Rs] respectively; while the affrication of /d/, the devoicing of /z/, and the use of [R] for /r/ not after a coronal or labial consonant are un-GA-like, such still essentially follows the pattern of GA if one adapts it to the specifics of my dialect's phonology.
drawer is ['drA@r] in my accent
A as in fAther ''a person that draws''
drawer is [dro:r] (it rhymes with door] ''a sliding container''
A as in fAther ''a person that draws''
drawer is [dro:r] (it rhymes with door] ''a sliding container''
In my case, for "drawers" as in people who draw I have ["dZr\Q:R=:s], just for the sake of completeness.