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The FOOT vowel /ʊ/ was very widespread in RP, as it occurred in many weak syllables. It’s now rarer in weak syllables, but the small number of words with strong FOOT are very frequently used. Its modern pronunciation is central, [ɵ].
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Lindsey, G. (2019). Chapter 9 FOOT: Even Rarer, but Still Common. In: English After RP. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04357-5_10
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