[chriswarbo]

> The double-O is short, as in "book"

Bad example, since some accents pronounce "book" like "kook" (not like "suck") ;)

[denton-scratch]

Fair do's; scousers indeed pronounce "book" as "bewk".

[mnw21cam]

One of my ambitions in life is to make a pronunciation guide using example words that are pronounced differently by different people.

[ndsipa_pomu]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney_Alphabet

Also, this scene from Archer cracks me up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4jxLxZrMfs