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Foolacious

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42. Me neither.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 07:19 PM

Jan 2020

I used to get teased (good naturedly) by colleagues for my pronunciation of "roof" and "root", since they said "ruuf" and "ruut", and their mocking sounded like "ruff" and "rut". They claimed to hear no difference when I said "rut" versus "root". I asked them if they could hear the difference between "fut" and "foot". "Of course!" they would exclaim, as my point whizzed over their heads.

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People are judging you for the way you pronounce 'vase' [View all] mia Jan 2020 OP

I had no idea anyone in the world pronounces 'roof' as 'ruff' muriel_volestrangler Jan 2020 #1

Me neither. Foolacious Jan 2020 #42

I also said "ruff". GemState Jan 2020 #46

I pronounce it ruff. Newest Reality Jan 2020 #77

My dog says ruff. Throck Jan 2020 #78

I use the English pronunciation of valet. How about ungion for onion. braddy Jan 2020 #2

What do they think of you marybourg Jan 2020 #3

this! NRaleighLiberal Jan 2020 #9

GMTA dewsgirl Jan 2020 #28

Exactly. MineralMan Jan 2020 #34

It's vahz because I was educated in British English malaise Jan 2020 #4

Hi malaise! When someone asked Miss Manners (Judith Martin) spooky3 Jan 2020 #5

What a great answer malaise Jan 2020 #8

Sounds like one of my mentors... moriah Jan 2020 #22

That's a good one! Nt spooky3 Jan 2020 #33

My mother said she used to say to them Leith Jan 2020 #50

My husbandband says "of-Ten," and I have to bite... 3catwoman3 Jan 2020 #61

I say vahz for the same reason. DavidDvorkin Jan 2020 #11

Gonna start calling you Malahz then. pamela Jan 2020 #14

NO - you must use the French pronunciation malaise Jan 2020 #17

Haha, ok, Malay. pamela Jan 2020 #19

My vase rhymes with space ecstatic Jan 2020 #6

Are you from the East Coast originally? shanti Jan 2020 #24

Yep. Born and partially raised in ecstatic Jan 2020 #45

I go with how the natives pronounce the name of their city or state. GemState Jan 2020 #47

Penn-sir-vania hurts my ears DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #71

Ha! shanti Jan 2020 #48

There is a town in SW Missouri called Nevada The Genealogist Jan 2020 #79

Well, the people who live here Leith Jan 2020 #51

Yes. Ne-vah-da is a "never been there" indicator, Hortensis Jan 2020 #75

Grew up on Colorado, and I can always tell who grew up out west Drahthaardogs Jan 2020 #60

my automatic exception- misprononuciations mopinko Jan 2020 #7

Midwest? So, is it "soda" or "pop"? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2020 #25

pop mopinko Jan 2020 #27

This Chicagoan calls them soft drinks. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2020 #35

Soda shanti Jan 2020 #49

To me, "soda" is a clear fizzy drink, a bit salty, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2020 #70

There's sparkling water (Arrowhead) and there's tonic water shanti Jan 2020 #73

In case anyone is interested, area51 Jan 2020 #76

frankly, my dears, I don't give a damn.... NRaleighLiberal Jan 2020 #10

Who are yuns to judge? JohnnyRingo Jan 2020 #12

Which one of you is saying "ruff" Codeine Jan 2020 #13

I have heard it here in Connecticut. Maybe a New England thing, I dunno, I'm from Texas. CTyankee Jan 2020 #15

I've heard it in Maryland. pamela Jan 2020 #21

i say vaze dweller Jan 2020 #16

She who Must be Obeyed, from the Boston area, says vaze too Brother Buzz Jan 2020 #41

Born and raised in NJ a la izquierda Jan 2020 #69

6 Degrees of Separation had a great scene about pronunciation. aikoaiko Jan 2020 #18

Vase? I have a few. But last week when I brought in an abundance of narcissus, I used... Hekate Jan 2020 #20

An old Sophie Tucker joke. nolabear Jan 2020 #23

I have noticed a small quirk... LakeArenal Jan 2020 #26

I say WARm, too! mia Jan 2020 #30

I loathe the way he says, industry.🙄 dewsgirl Jan 2020 #29

I don't care. Let them judge me. MineralMan Jan 2020 #31

Vace underpants Jan 2020 #32

I actually struggle to this day with pronunciation. yewberry Jan 2020 #36

I know what you mean. mia Jan 2020 #37

When I lived in Maryland as a child I heard MaryMagdaline Jan 2020 #38

Thanks for the laugh! mia Jan 2020 #39

Another MD pronunciation I have noticed spooky3 Jan 2020 #82

Yes! MaryMagdaline Jan 2020 #84

Isn't "nitch" properly spelled as "niche," Ilsa Jan 2020 #40

Yes. marybourg Jan 2020 #44

I just like accents. Foolacious Jan 2020 #43

i say yeet Kurt V. Jan 2020 #52

Lenny Bruce did a whole routine on how people thucythucy Jan 2020 #53

How about creek? A small stream of naturally flowing water. wendyb-NC Jan 2020 #54

It's proper pronunciation is CRICK FuzzyRabbit Jan 2020 #64

You mentioned Washington gladium et scutum Jan 2020 #81

I'm from California, and we know that what we think and say Hortensis Jan 2020 #55

Speaking of bedrooms, in Miami real estate ads large closets are often called "walking closets". mia Jan 2020 #59

Walk-in would be correct. ManiacJoe Jan 2020 #68

Lol, lit by "tract" lights, perhaps? Hortensis Jan 2020 #74

The word niche is from the French verb nicher. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #56

Aunt a good one, too rickyhall Jan 2020 #57

Even stranger are words that change pronunciation over time Polybius Jan 2020 #58

My dad grew up on the south side of... 3catwoman3 Jan 2020 #62

If it's The Wizard Jan 2020 #63

I pronounce it like base Archive Hunter Jan 2020 #65

What do the blue and yellow colors even stand for? BlueSpot Jan 2020 #66

Blue represents the more common pronunciation, DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #72

Thanks. n/t BlueSpot Jan 2020 #85

Trump can kiss my ahz. nt oasis Jan 2020 #67

You pronounce it Trump - OhZone Jan 2020 #80

He's certainly all of that. oasis Jan 2020 #83

Good! Iggo Jan 2020 #86