hurry-furry merger

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