hurry-furry merger

English

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhʌ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/
- (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): [ˌhʌɹɪj ˈfəːɹɪj ˌməːdʒə]
(US, Canada):
- (without the hurry–furry merger) IPA^(key): /ˌhʌ.ɹi ˈfɛ.ɹi ˌmɛɹ.dʒɚ/
- (hurry–furry merger) IPA^(key): /ˌhɛ.ɹi ˈfɛ.ɹi ˌmɛɹ.dʒɚ/
(Northern England) IPA^(key): /ˌhʊ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/
- (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ˌhʊ.ɹi ˈfeː.ɹi ˌmeː.dʒə/
- (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ˌhʊ.ɹi ˈfɛː.ɹi ˌmɛː.dʒə/
(Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌhʌ.ɹe ˈfʌː.ɹe ˌmɛɹ.dʒəɹ/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌhɐ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌhɐ.ɹi ˈføː.ɹi ˌmøː.dʒə/

(phonology) A phonemic merger where the vowels in hut and fur are pronounced identically before /ɹ/, making the words hurry and furry rhyme.