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[โ€“] Soku@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dayum, what are the options with scallop? Is that the a you can pronounce as in that, hot or must? Which is the right one?

[โ€“] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Most Americans pronounce the a as in "at" or "as," Massholes (and some other new englanders) pronounce the a as in "awe" or "awl"

The right one is the one that people in your region are used to. As a descriptivist, I believe that as long as people understand what you're saying, there's no wrong way to pronounce a word