ou in double, trouble and oo in blood, flood and good, hook became identical with short u (either as in bud or as in put). ![]() When long vowels were shortened in certain positions a given spelling could show either on the one hand a long vowel or diphthong or on the other a short vowel that would normally be spelt another way. changes in the sound of a vowel or consonant when in the vicinity of another sound) also contributed to the mismatch. ![]()
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