O This letter can represent one of five sounds: 1. This letter is typically /ɑ/ whenever two consonants follow it: E.g. lock, dock, flock, stock concoction -> concoccion to concoct -> ta concocte not knot -> nott 2. This letter is /oʊ/ when an -e follows a single consonant: E.g. cove, stove, lone, code to explode to corrode -> ta corrode to condone -> ta condone to suppose -> ta sopose to postpone -> ta postpone to oppose -> to opose throne -> þrone Also before -ld: bold, cold, fold, gold, hold, mold, old It is also /oʊ/ when at the end of words: tomorrow -> tomòro tarot -> târo sparrow -> spâro window -> ɯindo In single syllable words, a -ɯ will follow: show -> shoɯ blow -> bloɯ flow -> floɯ Where verbs are stressed on their first syllable, the o is followed by -e: E.g. to lasso -> ta lassoe to follow -> ta fóloe -ɯ shows back up in gerunds: lassoɯiŋ fóloɯiŋ 3. This letter is /ɔ/ when -h follows it. This is typically used in irregular past tenses and the nouns derived therefrom: E.g. bought -> boht caught -> coht fought -> foht sought -> soht thought -> þoht 4. This letter is /ə/ in many cases where it's not stressed: E.g. monotheism -> monoþýism /ˌmɑnəˈθiˌɪzəm/ museum -> m̃usíom /mjuˈziəm/ stadium -> stâdiom /ˈsteɪdiəm/ to condone -> ta condone /tə kənˈdoʊn/ to suppose -> ta sopose /tə səˈpoʊz/ *run -> ron /rən/ *Monday /ˈmənˌdeɪ/ *u cannot come between m, n, r; o replaces u in these instances. 5. This letter can also be /ər/ when followed by an -r and isn't stressed: E.g. administrator -> admìnistraitor /ədˈmɪnəˌstreɪɾər/ gopher -> gofor /ˈɡoʊfər/ educator -> eᶁucaitor /ˈɛdʒəˌkeɪɾər/ hammer -> hamor /ˈhæmər/