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English minimal pairs

/w/ /ʍ/: wight /wa͡ɪt/ vs white /wa͡ɪt/ /h/ /ç/: who /hü/ vs hue /çü/ /n/ /ɲ/*: cannon /kænən/ vs /kæɲən/ /kʰ/ /x/**: lock /lɔk/ vs loch /lox/ */ɲ/ is sometimes also /ᶇ/ ** sometimes becomes [k͡x]