Wiktionary:Votes/2023-12/Represent the GenAm NURSE and STRUT vowels as schwa

Represent the GenAm NURSE and STRUT vowels as schwa

Voting on:

• When providing modern (General American) pronunciations, writing the STRUT vowel as /ə/ (instead of /ʌ/), and the NURSE vowel as /ɚ/ or /əɹ/ (instead of /ɜ(ː)/~/ɝ/).
• Ideally, also recording the historical pronunciation (as /ʌ/ and /ɝ/, respectively) with some appropriate qualifier like (older General American).
• To be determined before starting this vote: should we also represent these vowels as schwa for British English, like the OED does for nurse?

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Discussion:

• Wiktionary:Tea room/2022/September § NURSE vowel vs stressed schwa in turfy
• Wiktionary:Beer parlour/2022/November § ʌ in American English pronunciations
• Wiktionary:Beer parlour/2022/November § /ɝ/ vs /ɚ/ in GenAm
• Wiktionary:Beer parlour/2023/October § English IPA vowels
• Wiktionary:Beer parlour/2023/December § planning a vote to decide on the NURSE and STRUT vowels
• Wiktionary talk:Votes/2023-12/Represent the GenAm NURSE and STRUT vowels as schwa