Doe-beau merger

The doe-beau merger is the merger of /o/ and /ɔ ̝ /. Some Scottish English speakers distinguish the vowels in "doe" /do/, "toe" /to/, "note" /not/ and "hose" /hoz/ from the vowel in "beau" /bɔ ̝ / and "chateau" /ʃætɔ ̝ /. /ɔ ̝ / is a vowel in between /ɔ/ and /o/.