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Other vowel differences include / æ / may be ( ɛ ) or ( ɛɪ ) , with the latter occurring before voiced consonants , particularly before / d / : ( bɛk ) `` back '' , ( bɛːɪd ) `` bad '' / ɛ / may be ( eə ) , ( eɪ ) , or ( ɛɪ ) before certain voiced consonants , particularly before / d / : ( beɪd ) `` bed '' / ɒ / may be a somewhat less open ( ɔ ) : ( khɔʔ ) `` cot '' / ɑː / has a fully back variant , qualitatively equivalent to cardinal 5 , which Beaken ( 1971 ) claims characterises `` vigorous , informal '' cockney . / ɜː / is on occasion somewhat fronted and / or lightly rounded , giving cockney variants such as ( ɜ̟ː ) , ( œ̈ː ) . / ʌ / → ( ɐ̟ ) or a quality like that of cardinal 4 , ( a ) : ( dʒamʔˈtsaph ) `` jumped up '' / ɔː / → ( oː ) or a closing diphthong of the type ( oʊ ~ ɔo ) when in non-final position , with the latter variants being more common in broad cockney : ( soʊs ) `` sauce '' - `` source '' , ( loʊd ) `` lord '' , ( ˈwoʊʔə ) `` water '' / ɔː / → ( ɔː ) or a centring diphthong / triphthong of the type ( ɔə ~ ɔuə ) when in final position , with the latter variants being more common in broad cockney ; thus ( sɔə ) `` saw '' - `` sore '' - `` soar '' , ( lɔə ) `` law '' - `` lore '' , ( wɔə ) `` war '' - `` wore '' . The diphthong is retained before inflectional endings , so that board and pause can contrast with bored ( bɔəd ) and paws ( phɔəz ) . / ɔə / has a somewhat tenser onset than the cardinal / ɔ / , that is ( ɔ̝ə ) . / əʊ / becomes something around ( ɒʊ ~ ɔo ) or even ( aɤ ) in broad cockney before dark l . These variants are retained when the addition of a suffix turns the dark l clear . Thus a phonemic split has occurred in London English , exemplified by the minimal pair wholly ( ˈhɒʊli ) vs. holy ( ˈhɐɤ̈li ) . The development of L - vocalisation ( see next section ) leads to further pairs such as sole - soul ( sɒʊ ) vs. so - sew ( sɐɤ̈ ) , bowl ( bɒʊ ) vs. Bow ( bɐɤ̈ ) , shoulder ( ˈʃɒʊdə ) vs. odour ( ˈɐɤ̈də ) , while associated vowel neutralisations may make doll a homophone of dole , compare dough ( dɐɤ̈ ) . All this reinforces the phonemic nature of the opposition and increases its functional load . It is now well - established in all kinds of London - flavoured accents , from broad cockney to near - RP . / ʊ / in some words ( particularly good ) is central ( ʊ̈ ) . In other cases , it is near - close near - back ( ʊ ) , as in traditional RP .
Other vowel differences include / æ / may be ( ɛ ) or ( ɛɪ ) , with the latter occurring before voiced consonants , particularly before / d / : ( bɛk ) `` back '' , ( bɛːɪd ) `` bad '' / ɛ / may be ( eə ) , ( eɪ ) , or ( ɛɪ ) before certain voiced consonants , particularly before / d / : ( beɪd ) `` bed '' / ɒ / may be a somewhat less open ( ɔ ) : ( khɔʔ ) `` cot '' / ɑː / has a fully back variant , qualitatively equivalent to cardinal 5 , which Beaken ( 1971 ) claims characterises `` vigorous , informal '' cockney . / ɜː / is on occasion somewhat fronted and / or lightly rounded , giving cockney variants such as ( ɜ̟ː ) , ( œ̈ː ) . / ʌ / → ( ɐ̟ ) or a quality like that of cardinal 4 , ( a ) : ( dʒamʔˈtsaph ) `` jumped up '' / ɔː / → ( oː ) or a closing diphthong of the type ( oʊ ~ ɔo ) when in non-final position , with the latter variants being more common in broad cockney : ( soʊs ) `` sauce '' - `` source '' , ( loʊd ) `` lord '' , ( ˈwoʊʔə ) `` water '' / ɔː / → ( ɔː ) or a centring diphthong / triphthong of the type ( ɔə ~ ɔuə ) when in final position , with the latter variants being more common in broad cockney ; thus ( sɔə ) `` saw '' - `` sore '' - `` soar '' , ( lɔə ) `` law '' - `` lore '' , ( wɔə ) `` war '' - `` wore '' . The diphthong is retained before inflectional endings , so that board and pause can contrast with bored ( bɔəd ) and paws ( phɔəz ) . / ɔə / has a somewhat tenser onset than the cardinal / ɔ / , that is ( ɔ̝ə ) . / əʊ / becomes something around ( ɒʊ ~ ɔo ) or even ( aɤ ) in broad cockney before dark l . These variants are retained when the addition of a suffix turns the dark l clear . Thus a phonemic split has occurred in London English , exemplified by the minimal pair wholly ( ˈhɒʊli ) vs. holy ( ˈhɐɤ̈li ) . The development of L - vocalisation ( see next section ) leads to further pairs such as sole - soul ( sɒʊ ) vs. so - sew ( sɐɤ̈ ) , bowl ( bɒʊ ) vs. Bow ( bɐɤ̈ ) , shoulder ( ˈʃɒʊdə ) vs. odour ( ˈɐɤ̈də ) , while associated vowel neutralisations may make doll a homophone of dole , compare dough ( dɐɤ̈ ) . All this reinforces the phonemic nature of the opposition and increases its functional load . It is now well - established in all kinds of London - flavoured accents , from broad cockney to near - RP . / ʊ / in some words ( particularly good ) is central ( ʊ̈ ) . In other cases , it is near - close near - back ( ʊ ) , as in traditional RP .