When Judy and Mike Smith asked,
> >I would like to know the pronunciation of Scoter as in White-winged or Surf
> >Scoter. Is the "o" in Scoter a long or short o?
Don Baccus replied,
> It is ooohhh so long, scooter :)

But it ain't! "Scoter" rhymes with "voter," with a long "o," not an
"ooh" sound.

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