GA = General American
RP = Recieved Pronunciation
MA = Mid-Atlantic Accent
| Keyword | GA | RP | MA | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAP | æ, eə~ɛə | æ~a | æ | lad, bad, cat |
| BATH | æ, eə~ɛə | ɑː | a | pass, path, sample |
| PALM | ɑ~ä | ɑː | ɑː | father |
| LOT | ɑ~ä | ɒ~ɔ | ɒ | not, top, wasp |
| CLOTH | ɒ~ɔ~ɑ | ɒ~ɔ | ɒ | off, dog, loss, cloth |
| THOUGHT | ɒ~ɔ~ɑ | o̞ː | ɔː | law, caught, all, halt, talk |
| COMMA | ə | ə | ə | about, syrup, arena |
| KIT | ɪ | ɪ | ɪ~ɪ̈ | hit, skim, tip, sit |
| HAPPY | i | ɪi̯ | ɪ | city |
| FLEECE | i | ɪi̯ | iː | see, meat |
| FACE | eɪ̯ | ɛi̯ | eɪ̯ | date, day, pain, whey, rein |
| DRESS | ɛ | ɛ̝ | ɛ~e | bed, met |
| NURSE | ɚ | əː(ɹ) | əː | burn, bird, herd, earth |
| LETTER | ɚ | ə(ɹ) | ə | winner, donor, massacre |
| STRUT | ʌ̈~ɜ̞~ɐ̝ | ə~ʌ~ɑ | ɐ | run, won, flood |
| FOOT | ʊ~ʊ̞̈ | ɵ | ʊ | put, hood |
| GOOSE | u̟~ʊu̯~ʉu̯ | ɵʉ̯ | uː | through, you, threw, yew |
| GOOSE | (j)u̟ | jɵʉ̯ | juː | cute, dew, ewe |
| PRICE | ʌɪ̯~ɜɪ̯~ɐɪ̯ | ɑɪ̯ | äɪ̯ | flight, mice |
| PRICE | äɪ̯ | ɑɪ̯ | äɪ̯ | my, wise, high |
| CHOICE | ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ | oɪ̯ | ɔɪ̯ | boy, hoist |
| GOAT | oʊ̯ | əʉ̯ | oʊ̯ | no, toe, soap, tow, folk |
| GOAT | oə̯~oʊ̯ | ɒʊ̯~ɔʊ̯ | oʊ̯ | soul, roll, cold |
| MOUTH | äʊ̯~æʊ̯ | aʊ̯ | ɑʊ̯ | about, house, now, trout |
| START | ɑɹ | ɑː(ɹ) | ɑː | arm, barn, car, park |
| NEAR | iɹ~iə̯ɹ | ɪə̯(ɹ)~ɪː(ɹ) | ɪə̯ | deer, here |
| SQUARE | ɛ(ə̯)ɹ~eɹ | ɛə̯(ɹ)~ɛː(ɹ) | ɛə̯ | mare, there, bear, fare |
| NORTH | ɔɹ~oɹ | o̞ː(ɹ) | ɔə̯ | sort, warm |
| FORCE | ɔɹ~oɹ | o̞ː(ɹ) | ɔə̯ | tore, boar, port |
| CURE | ʊɹ~ɔɹ~oɹ | ɵː(ɹ)~o̞ː(ɹ) | ʊə̯ | tour, moor |
| CURE | jʊɹ, jɚ | jɵː(ɹ)~jo̞ː(ɹ) | jʊə̯ | pure, Europe |
Table from Wikipedia
Mid-Atlantic Accent info from Wikipedia also
More MA pronunciation from FDR’s “Fear Itself” speech