Go-doe merger

The go-doe merger is the merger of /7/ and /o/. Some Scottish English speakers distinguish the vowels in "go" /g7/, "no" /n7/, "so" /s7/, "post" /p7st/ and "host" /h7st/ from the vowel in "toe" /to/, "doe" /do/, "note" /not/ and "bone" /bon/.