Re: [tied] Oddity of English (was: Pronunciation of "r" - again?)

The low vowels of English _great_, _break_ and _broad_ are generally
attributing to the influence of /r/ in preventing raising. 

 

-- I forgot one other challenge to this hypothesis: why then doesn't "road" rhyme with "broad"? Or "groats" sound like "grauts"? Or "rope" sound like "raup"?

 

Andrew