Complex sentence: The pre- "r" vowels in words like "hurry" and "furry" are merged in most General American accents to; only 10% of English speakers across the U.S. maintain the historic "hurry" vowel, according to a 2003 dialect survey.
Split into simpler sentences: The pre- "r" vowels in words like "hurry" and "furry" are merged in most General American accents to. Only 10% of English speakers across the U.S. maintain the historic "hurry" vowel, according to a 2003 dialect survey.