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alecst
on Oct 29, 2021
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They rhyme in most American English dialects.
ascar
on Oct 29, 2021
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Can you post a video of someone pronouncing that? I have a hard time imaging how sock and talk can rhyme.
tempestn
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Sock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAslCof0N6Q
Talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKoe_hDLTv4
sethammons
on Oct 29, 2021
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Hence the joke book I heard of as a kid: "101 ways to wok your dog". Tock and talk are pronounced the same, as is wok (the cooking instrument) and walk.
mrtranscendence
on Oct 29, 2021
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Is this really true in most American accents? In my midwestern accent “tock” and “talk” absolutely don’t rhyme, but maybe I’m the outlier here.
allannienhuis
on Oct 29, 2021
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in the northwest (Vancouver, BC area) tock and talk rhyme (they are pretty much homonyms).
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