The distinction between intervocalic and , both of which are distinct from as in "starry", is stable and affects also Australian English, New Zealand English, and South African English and most regional British English varieties. In Scottish English, which merges "cot" with "caught", "moral", "war", and "warring" belong to the class (– + ): (as does "warrior" ), but "oral", "bore" and "boring" feature (which is + ): . The same applies to the conservative General American varieties that preserve the – distinction.