Pronunciation question Goat vs Goal The diphthong /oʊ/ in the two words sounds different to me. I couldn’t clearly hear /oʊ/ in goal which sounds more like a /ɡɔɫ/ instead of /ɡoʊɫ/. In goat, /oʊ/ is pronounced as a diphthong where there is a clear transition from /o/ to /ʊ/, while in goal, it sounds to me there is no transition. I wonder if it’s because of /ɫ/. Can someone give me some tips on how to pronounce goal, coal, soul, hole, whole which all contain /oʊɫ/?