Talk:Normanton on Soar

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[edit] pronunciation

we have this as NOOR-mun-tun on SOOR. Is that correct? kwami (talk) 07:44, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Yep, i'm a little unsure of the /əʊr/, it should be /ɔː/. And the /ɔ/ in the "on" could easily be a schwa. - Francis Tyers · 15:37, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. /ɔː/ (/ɔər/) as in four, or /ɔː/ (/ɔr/) as in for? kwami (talk) 02:37, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Four / for are pronounced the same for me (and people from the area), so it should probably be /ɔː/ (/ɔr/) as in for. - Francis Tyers · 10:06, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

What about Londoners? Or isn't there a set RP ? kwami (talk) 22:12, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, of course, Londoners have many many accents, and the majority do not speak RP. Regardless, pretty much all of them (modern RP speakers included) would pronounce 'four' and 'for' the same (as /ɔː/ (/ɔr/)). --Wytukaze (talk) 23:10, 2 April 2008 (UTC)