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The o in to and do is neither a long o nor a short o. It's a long u.

A long o sounds like the letter O, i.e in the word "glow".

A short o is the sound in "hot".

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The "o" in the words "to" and "do" is short. It is pronounced as /ʊ/ in both words.

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