hurry-furry merger

English

(US, without the hurry–furry merger) IPA^(key): /ˌhʌɹi ˈfɝi ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/
(US, Canada, hurry–furry merger) IPA^(key): /ˌhɝi ˈfɝi ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhʌɹi ˈfɜːɹi ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/
- (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): [ˌhʌɹɪj ˈfəːɹɪj ˌməːd͡ʒə]
(Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌhʌɹe ˈfʌːɹe ˌmɛɹd͡ʒəɹ/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌhɐɹi ˈfɜːɹi ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌhɐɹi ˈføːɹi ˌmøːd͡ʒə/
(Northern England) IPA^(key): /ˌhʊɹi ˈfɜːɹi ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/
- (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ˌhʊɹi ˈfeːɹi ˌmeːd͡ʒə/
- (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ˌhʊɹi ˈfɛːɹi ˌmɛːd͡ʒə/

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