I can imagine people from the south of England pronouncing them differently, so in more southern American accents I wouldn't be surprised to hear "cot" as a very quick, almost glottal sound, and "caught" with a long drawn out vowel.
As a Scot, I naturally pronounce them both identically. I'm just amazed there are people for whom "Mary", "Merry" and "Marry" are the same, nevermind utterly different!
Of course this test is not going to tell me anything useful... :)
edit: Sadly "gutties" was not an option for gym shoes, "ginger" was not an option for carbonated beverages. I'm either from Miami or Boston, and definitely not from Detroit. But really I'm from Glasgow :)
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I can imagine people from the south of England pronouncing them differently, so in more southern American accents I wouldn't be surprised to hear "cot" as a very quick, almost glottal sound, and "caught" with a long drawn out vowel.
As a Scot, I naturally pronounce them both identically. I'm just amazed there are people for whom "Mary", "Merry" and "Marry" are the same, nevermind utterly different!
Of course this test is not going to tell me anything useful... :)
edit: Sadly "gutties" was not an option for gym shoes, "ginger" was not an option for carbonated beverages. I'm either from Miami or Boston, and definitely not from Detroit. But really I'm from Glasgow :)
I am from Glasgow as well, but I pronounce them differently. Pretty much how you describe them in your fist sentence.