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Semi-related question: The VO on that video pronounces "hover" as "huvver" - is this a normal thing in the US, or regional? I ask, because I must have heard podcast ads for hover.com maybe 50 times before I eventually realised that it was "hover", and even then that was only because I saw them mentioned on here.

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I've lived all over the U. S., and I can only offer a question: how else would you pronounce it if not "huvver"? Rhymes with "over" or "stove" is the only alternative I can come up with, and that can't be right (having never heard that pronunciation leave anyone's lips).

https://youtu.be/13Eefjvd1A4?t=2269

Here's an example of a pronunciation with a more open first vowel.

Wiktionary says that's usual in UK, /ˈhɒ.və(ɹ)/ vs /ˈhʌ.vɚ/ in the US.

Thanks, I wish I could read those pronunciations.

Oh come on! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English

might as well link to the wikipedia on how to pronounce pinyin

that article doesn't explain ɚ at all, btw

The problem here isn't in the lack of knowledge of IPA pronuncation by a native English speakers, but in the lack of... willingness? To explore and learn new things.

Sure, my accent is attrocious, but at least I have an idea how /something/ could sound - only because I bothered to select the word, click RMB and choose 'Search on the web for $selection'

Thanks, the YouTube clip linked below is how it's pronounced in the UK. Given how much exposure we get to US voices over here it's rare to find a word whose pronunciation throws me.

As a West-coast American, I have only ever heard 'hover' as "huvver."

I was talking to a texan work associate at a conference. He was always right-wing politically but that day he kept complaining about all the turbans around California. For a few minutes I thought he had gone full crazy racist. He was actually saying turbines, all those stupid turbines he saw from the plane spoiling the view.

Interesting that you stereotyped him that way.

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