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Wed Feb 17, 2021, 04:48 AM

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Hey, everybody. Forgive me for being a grammar cop but... [View all] brush Feb 2021 OP

I cringed a little when Brian Williams mispronounced it, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #1

The dottard knows what dour is. I'm sure he learned that term when people discussed his parents. TheBlackAdder Feb 2021 #48

Are you sure? I've always heard it pronounced spooky3 Feb 2021 #2

me too. and I'm a really old lady whose been around for a while. msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #8

Most people think it sounds like sour because of how it's spelled but not according to... brush Feb 2021 #24

I looked at the link Laurelin Feb 2021 #56

I just went there. The first pronounciation was ˈdau̇(-ə)r like "sour" wackadoo wabbit Feb 2021 #64

I have always pronounced it that way too. llmart Feb 2021 #70

I will point out that Merriam-Webster is the first to include "nucular" as alternate for nuclear hlthe2b Feb 2021 #65

MW is a descriptive rather than a prescriptive dictionary. tblue37 Feb 2021 #95

Me too. I'm from California, where dour's always been pronounced right. :) Hortensis Feb 2021 #47

I'm in California too, for 50 years.. msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #74

Lol, reverse here, transplant to GA and FL, but CA at heart, Hortensis Feb 2021 #78

Sonoma County aka "wine country" msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #83

I've always wanted to move back up there, so beautiful and cooler Hortensis Feb 2021 #94

When I migrated from NC in 1970, it was actually SoCal.. a year later I discovered NoCal msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #100

Boy howdy, all right. I remember when that supposed Chinese curse Hortensis Feb 2021 #102

Were you near BeerBarrelPolka Feb 2021 #103

See Merriam-Webster link below. brush Feb 2021 #16

There are multiple sites that say both pronunciations are fine. Nt spooky3 Feb 2021 #19

Isn't the first option shown (dauer, approximately) pronounced like sour? catrose Feb 2021 #27

Did you click the mic icon that pronounces it? brush Feb 2021 #37

Yes, but I'm in Tx & lucky to see text on screen. Video & sound not playing catrose Feb 2021 #38

I guess it's one of those words that morphed in terms of pronunciation. msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #75

See Merriam-Webster link below. brush Feb 2021 #20

Repeating the same post isn't effective. Nt spooky3 Feb 2021 #26

Meh! I'll repeat this one again. You say tomahto, I say tomato... brush Feb 2021 #32

See link below. brush Feb 2021 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author whathehell Feb 2021 #30

Me too..I've never heard it pronounced any other way whathehell Feb 2021 #34

me too Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #60

I am skeptical lapfog_1 Feb 2021 #3

See Merriam-Webster link below. brush Feb 2021 #18

I did lapfog_1 Feb 2021 #36

Sorry, it has two mic icons, one for each pronunciation. You are right. brush Feb 2021 #40

I just googled it left-of-center2012 Feb 2021 #4

Man, all this time I've been pronouncing... ret5hd Feb 2021 #5

Dour pronounced dowar (sour) is an American pronunciation and perfectly acceptable trc Feb 2021 #6

I forgive you, brush ... but either pronunciation is acceptable fishwax Feb 2021 #7

Strangely enough canetoad Feb 2021 #49

Pronounced like "sour" is the only way I've ever heard "dour". nt Progressive Jones Feb 2021 #9

I'll go with Merriam-Webster everytime. See link below. brush Feb 2021 #12

You can't be a pronunciation cop by insisting that everyone use the spooky3 Feb 2021 #22

You say tomahto, I say tomato. Let's call the whole thing off. brush Feb 2021 #28

See Merriam-Webster link below. brush Feb 2021 #14

See Merriam-Webster link below brush Feb 2021 #15

You keep posting that link... sweetloukillbot Feb 2021 #31

Yes, I see that now. The tour sound is the British pronunciation. brush Feb 2021 #41

Also, this is not a grammatical point ... mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #10

Now you're being a diction cop unblock Feb 2021 #21

"Tour" Disaffected Feb 2021 #11

My mom grew up in New Scotland (Nova Scotia). They had gaelic speakers applegrove Feb 2021 #13

Well, where I grew up madamesilverspurs Feb 2021 #17

! Kali Feb 2021 #43

Oh. And WORSE than that. stopdiggin Feb 2021 #50

Too many cops... LOL Progressive Jones Feb 2021 #23

Count me in the tower / sour camp ecstatic Feb 2021 #29

I have always pronounced it like "sour" . Doreen Feb 2021 #33

So it's 'door' dweller Feb 2021 #35

Witty is good. Is it tomahto or tomato? Or should we call the whole thing off? brush Feb 2021 #39

It's a love apple dweller Feb 2021 #46

I hate to be grammar-cop-internal affairs, but ... Earthshine2 Feb 2021 #42

I stand corrected on the period. It turns out both sound are ok. brush Feb 2021 #44

One can avoid these types of problems this way ... Earthshine2 Feb 2021 #45

yes, but we say tour differently than US folk do Celerity Feb 2021 #51

'periods need to be inside of the quotation marks' is wrong for me (I am UK raised) Celerity Feb 2021 #53

So, what's your excuse for not beginining your sentences with capitals? Earthshine2 Feb 2021 #59

capitalisation Celerity Feb 2021 #68

Sounds like the case of pronouncing "clerk" or "schedule" DFW Feb 2021 #52

Agreed. It's and its is another one. brush Feb 2021 #54

Here is a quick guide DFW Feb 2021 #62

Very entertaining, DFW. I could go on reading your stuff for a while. brush Feb 2021 #80

Be careful. I have roped people into reading my book with less effort DFW Feb 2021 #91

What's the book? brush Feb 2021 #93

Oh, some crazy story, as you might expect DFW Feb 2021 #96

I bought it for my wine aficionado sci fi fantasy loving son. nolabear Feb 2021 #97

Thank you. I will follow up. brush Feb 2021 #104

This message was self-deleted by its author DFW Feb 2021 #98

Yeah? Well, resources doesn't have a 'z' and "Celsius" is pronounced "centigrade". Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #55

This has been an interesting and lively thread. DUers can be quite witty. brush Feb 2021 #81

Hey, can we talk about "vitamin" now? Laurelin Feb 2021 #57

I have only heard it pronounced like sour obamanut2012 Feb 2021 #58

I should have read the thread moonscape Feb 2021 #61

If it's pronounced like "tour", then it will come out DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #63

I will point out that Merriam-Webster is the first to include "nucular" as alternate for nuclear hlthe2b Feb 2021 #66

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: " both are acceptable." hlthe2b Feb 2021 #67

Huh. Thank you. Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2021 #69

Except saying it "dour" is the norm obamanut2012 Feb 2021 #79

See post 67. brush Feb 2021 #82

I have never heard it pronounced that way. Ever. kcr Feb 2021 #71

I may have missed it but... llmart Feb 2021 #72

Abolish the police, including grammar cops. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #73

I should've known this would come up. Very good, WG. brush Feb 2021 #84

Decarcerate your mind, and the rest will follow! WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #85

Well, maybe you can tell us what this means: raccoon Feb 2021 #76

I'll pass. I wouldn't know where to begin. But wow, what a sentence. brush Feb 2021 #86

Incorrect. It can be pronounced both ways. MineralMan Feb 2021 #77

It's not really of trump. We know he didn't write that. brush Feb 2021 #88

Oh wow, thank you! I've pronounced it incorrectly all this time. lettucebe Feb 2021 #87

Well, I've learned something from this thread also. Turns out both... brush Feb 2021 #89

Well, First Off... jayfish Feb 2021 #90

See posts 67 and 49. brush Feb 2021 #92

Are you English, Scottish or Canadian? Mike 03 Feb 2021 #99

Why would orange Anus call turtle a door? MyNameGoesHere Feb 2021 #101