Just a random annoyance... Figure I'll put it here..
Why do some American people pronounce robot as "RowBut"? (underlined part is said with the syllable emphasis)
Not only does it sound ridiculous, but nowhere in the American pronunciation of English does O make a U sound, that I'm aware of. And it's not a matter of accent, as the people I hear doing it either have otherwise mild accents, or are flat altogether, or none of their other O's make a U sound. Just something I noticed that annoys me mostly for the fact that I can't seem to figure out any other explanation for it than "they just learned it that way".
Then again, maybe I just learned to say "RowBot" and robots are really pronounced as rowbuts. Doesn't really matter I suppose.. Just one of those things that make me wonder. Maybe someone here can help clear it up for me.
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