Catching Cots

CORRECTION: No one really thinks that eventually the Cot-Caught merger will spread to all of the US.  There are some dialects where the vowels have drifted really far apart rather than merging together.

If you're curious how they sound unmerged, check this video out: Caught and Cot unmerged

Next video, the one on Grimm's Law:
Grimm's Law

Intro Song:  Pink Clouds and Sticky Rain
Outro Song:  BlackGryph0n & Baasik - Quest (This C...

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