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Hey what’s the difference between put and putt?

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Putt is shorthand for “put and only put”.

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As opposed to “put and do something else”?

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Verbose HTTP is looking great.

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No get! Only put

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Put is something you do to something (I will put this down), putt is a technique in golf (watch me land this putt).

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Thanks!

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Phonetically, put: /pʊt/ vs. putt: /pʌt/

ʊ is the sound from words like “book”, “hook”, “pull” or "should.

ʌ is the sound from words like “gut”, “double”, “butter”, “luck”, etc.

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Thanks! Yes it’s weird. Cut and put sound tutally different wile cut and putt are pronounced the same

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