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BillyHD  +  121208 Mon, 25 Jul 05 04:01 PM

Hi everybody!

What is the technical term for the phenomenon that the RP and GA pronunciation differ in words like "due", "enthusiasm" or "presume". I know that it's about the /ju:/ vs. /u:/ sound but I don't know the technical term for it.
Same problem for the GA pronunciation of the words "hot", "fought", "bought" and "wrought": Does anybody know the technical term for this pronunciation problem?

Thanks!

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