VOWELS OF RP AND TRAD-RP vowel RP shared RP/trad- RP trad-RP KIT ɪ DRESS ɛ a TRAP a æ LOT ɒ STRUT ʌ FOOT ʊ BATH ɑ: ~ a ɑ: CLOTH ɒ ɒ ~ ɔ: NURSE ə: ɜ: FLEECE i: FACE eɪ PALM ɑ: THOUGHT ɔ: GOAT əʊ əʊ ~ oʊ GOOSE u: PRICE ʌɪ aɪ CHOICE ɔɪ MOUTH aʊ NEAR ɪə SQUARE ɛ: ɛə START ɑ: NORTH ɔ: FORCE ɔ: CURE ʊə ~ ɔ: ʊə happY i lettER ə commA ə (Upton 2008: 241-2)