I'm Belgian, the Flemish part, (my native language is Dutch) and I learned English in secondary school, as well as in high school. (British English)
I would say all sounds are pronounced differently, except "hurry and furry" which for me sound exactly the same.
In "father" and "bother", I would say there is only a very little difference in sound, but still different.
Nadine
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In the summer I stretch out on the shore and think of you. Had I told the sea what I felt for you,
It would have left its shores, its shells, its fish, and followed me.Nizar Qabbani.
When I drown my eyes in your eyes, I glimpse the deepest dawning and see the ancient times;
I see what I do not comprehend and feel the universe flowing between your eyes and mine. Adonis.
You're beautiful, you're beautiful... But it's time to face the truth. I will never be with you. James Blunt.
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