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However, often variant transcriptions reflect distinctions between accents, and these we do not need to transcribe, since our IPA key already covers such distinctions. For example, Merriam-Webster transcribes ''merry'' as "{{IPA|/ˈmɛri/}}" and ''marry'' as "{{IPA|/ˈmɛri, ˈmari/}}". The two transcriptions of ''marry'' are meant to show that some people pronounce it the same as ''merry;'' it does ''not'' mean that there are two pronunciations of ''marry'' among those who either do or do not make this distinction (see [[Mary–marry–merry merger|''Mary–marry–merry'' merger]]). It would not be possible to have the song lyric "You say ''marry'' and I say ''merry''", because only those people who say those words differently would be able to sing it. Therefore on Wikipedia we would only have one transcription for each: ''merry'' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɛr|i}}, ''marry'' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ær|i}}. Since the IPA key defines the orthographic conventions of {{IPAc-en|ɛr}} and {{IPAc-en|ær}} according to basic English words, readers who do not make the ''marry–merry'' distinction will see {{IPAc-en|ɛr}} and {{IPAc-en|ær}} as being equivalent, much as the spelling pronunciations ''YOU-clid'' and ''EWE-clid'' for "Euclid" would be seen as equivalent.

However, often variant transcriptions reflect distinctions between accents, and these we do not need to transcribe, since our IPA key already covers such distinctions. For example, dictionary.com transcribes ''horse'' as "{{IPA|/hɔrs/}}" and ''hoarse'' as "{{IPA|/hɔrs, hoʊrs/}}". The two transcriptions of ''hoarse'' are meant to show that some people pronounce it the same as ''horse;'' it does ''not'' mean that there are two pronunciations of ''hoarse'' among those who either do or do not make this distinction (see [[horse–hoarse merger|''horse–hoarse'' merger]]). It would not be possible to have the song lyric "You say ''hoarse'' and I say ''horse''", because only those people who say ''hoarse'' would be able to sing it. And indeed in the [[OED]] there is only one pronunciation for each word: ''horse'' {{IPA|(hɔːs)}} and ''hoarse'' {{IPA|(hɔəs)}}. Therefore on Wikipedia we would only have one transcription for each: ''horse'' {{IPAc-en|h|ɔːr|s}}, ''hoarse'' {{IPAc-en|h|ɔər|s}}. Since the IPA key defines the orthographic conventions of {{IPAc-en|ɔːr}} and {{IPAc-en|ɔər}} according to basic English words, readers who do not make the ''horse-hoarse'' distinction will see {{IPAc-en|ɔːr}} and {{IPAc-en|ɔər}} as being equivalent, much as the spelling pronunciations ''YOU-clid'' and ''EWE-clid'' for "Euclid" would be seen as equivalent.

==Consonants==

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|title="CUBE" style="background:LightPink;"| əw

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!rowspan="3"| {{IPAc-en|ɔːrɔər}}

!title="at the end of a word"| _∅

| '''ore'''

|title="EPD 1930" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː*/​{{bg|LightPinkLemonChiffon|{{small|ɔə*}}}}

|title="EPD BE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː^r

|title="EPD AE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr

|title="Longman BE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː

|title="Longman AE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr/​{{bg|LightPink|{{small|oʊr}}}}

|title="OALD BE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː(r)

|title="OALD AE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr

|title="OED2" style="background:LightPinkLemonChiffon;"| ɔə(r)

|title="dict BE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː

|title="dict AE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔr/​{{bg|LightPink|oʊr}}

|title="SOED"|

|title="OED3 BE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː

|title="OED3 AE" style="background:LightPinkLemonChiffon;"| ɔ(ə)r

|title="K&K GA" style="background:LightPink;"| or/​{{bg|LemonChiffon|ɔr}}

|title="K&K ES" style="background:LightPink;"| oə(r

|title="Mac" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔ

|title="WL" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔ(r)

|title="CUBE" style="background:LightPink;"| oː

|-

!title="before a consonant"| _C

| f'''or'''ce

|title="EPD 1930" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː

|title="EPD BE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː

|title="EPD AE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr

|title="Longman BE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː

|title="Longman AE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr/​{{bg|LightPink|{{small|oʊr}}}}

|title="OALD BE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː

|title="OALD AE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr

|title="OED2" style="background:LightPinkLemonChiffon;"| ɔə

|title="dict BE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː

|title="dict AE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔr/​{{bg|LightPink|oʊr}}

|title="SOED" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː

|title="OED3 BE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔː

|title="OED3 AE" style="background:LightPinkLemonChiffon;"| ɔ(ə)r

|title="K&K GA" style="background:LightPink;"| or/​{{bg|LemonChiffon|ɔr}}

|title="K&K ES" style="background:LightPink;"| oə

|title="Mac" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔ

|title="WL" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔ,<br>{{abbr|AE|American English}}:&nbsp;ɔr

|title="CUBE" style="background:LightPink;"| oː

|-

!title="before a vowel"| _V

| '''or'''al

|title="EPD 1930" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr

|title="EPD BE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔː.r

|title="EPD AE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr

|title="Longman BE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr

|title="Longman AE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr/&#x200B;{{bg|LightPink|{{small|oʊr}}}}

|title="OALD BE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr

|title="OALD AE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr

|title="OED2" style="background:LightPinkPaleGreen;"| ɔər

|title="dict BE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr/&#x200B;{{bg|LightPink|ɒr}}

|title="dict AE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔr/&#x200B;{{bg|LightPink|oʊr}}

|title="SOED" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr

|title="OED3 BE" style="background:PaleGreenLightPink;"| ɔːr

|title="OED3 AE" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔr

|title="K&K GA" style="background:LightPink;"| or/&#x200B;ɔr

|title="K&K ES" style="background:LightPink;"| or/&#x200B;{{bg|LemonChiffon|ɔr}},<br>{{abbr|S|Southern}}:&nbsp;or

|title="Mac" style="background:LightPink;"| {{bg|LightPink|ɒr}}

|title="WL" style="background:LemonChiffonLightPink;"| ɔr,<br>{{abbr|AE|American English}}:&nbsp;{{bg|LightPink|or}}

|title="CUBE" style="background:LightPink;"| oːɹ

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