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What are you expecting for an answer?  The "o" in "dog" is not pronounced the same as the "o" in "bold".  The symbols in the dictionary SHOULD be explained in the front of the dictionary. 
If you truly can't hear the difference when you say the words or hear them said, no amount of explanation is going to make sense to you.  Again, elongate the word...doooooooog.  hoooooole. It really should be obvious.
Keep us posted.  

14 years ago. Rating: 4
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Please keep this question about these words to one thread. You have now opened 5 questions about the same thing. Come back to the thread you read the answer in and post there for further instruction. Thanks. 

14 years ago. Rating: 1
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Thank you for you interest and the question. You can probably blame the origin of the english language. As you get through school you will find alot of fascinating answers about language. Different people and origins are the reasons. Language changes throughout times.

14 years ago. Rating: 1
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