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I heard lots of American people pronounce "o" in "hot" pronounce the same way as "u" in "but", does "o" in "hot" pronounce the same as "u" in "but" in American spoken english?

Note: I am talking about everyday spoken english.

For example: youtu.be/rEnMEDo8Nzw?t=31

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  • [Is x pronounced y, not does]
    – Lambie
    Commented Feb 4, 2020 at 23:21
  • If you've heard people pronounce it that way, then obviously people pronounce it that way...But I'm doubtful that you're hearing correctly. Do you have an audio recording you can share with us that demonstrates this pronunciation?
    – Juhasz
    Commented Feb 4, 2020 at 23:40
  • @Juhasz Thanks for your remider. Here we go. youtu.be/rEnMEDo8Nzw?t=31
    – peterpanai
    Commented Feb 4, 2020 at 23:48
  • Two words I hear in the video that sound unlike American spoke English are warm and pull. I would maybe compare them to an Irish accent. There's a slight lilt in warm and in sounds more like worm, and pull sounds more like pool
    – SteveC
    Commented Feb 5, 2020 at 8:54

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As far as I can tell, the speaker in the linked video says neither [hɑːt]1 (the typical American pronunciation of "hot") nor [hʌt]2 (which would be "hut" and would rhyme with "but"). Rather, she seems to say [hat]3.

This isn't a commonly recognized feature of any American accent that I'm aware of. That speaker also has some other slightly odd pronunciations, for instance, almost lapsing into a lisp at times. However, these pronunciations are only slightly different than General American English. They are not enough to mark her as having any obviously non-standard accent.

Recordings:

  1. https://myefe.com/transcription-pronunciation/hot
  2. https://myefe.com/transcription-pronunciation/hut
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:En-uk-hat.ogg
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No, they're not pronounced the same. "Hot" rhymes with "bot" and "not," and "but" rhymes with "hut" and "nut."

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