nurse merger

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: ʹnûrse mûrjər: (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɚs ˌmɚd͡ʒɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɜːs ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈnɵːs ˌmɵːd͡ʒɘ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈnʌɾs ˌmɛɾd͡ʒəɾ/ (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈnʌɹs ˌmɛɹd͡ʒɚ/ === Noun === nurse merger (phonology) A phonemic merger occuring in most present accents of English where historic /ɛr/, /ɪr/, /ʊr~ʌr/ are pronounced identically.