Divided by a common language...

[Vermilion]

The Fiance and I have been watching an Ironman triathlon on TV (the things I do for love!) and it's being commentated by an American... may I just ask the Americans amongst you... How would *you* say the word 'buoy'? You know, as in the yellow or orange things that act as markers in open water...

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[flavortang]

The Fiance and I have been watching an Ironman triathlon on TV (the things I do for love!) and it's being commentated by an American... may I just ask the Americans amongst you... How would *you* say the word 'buoy'? You know, as in the yellow or orange things that act as markers in open water...

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boo-ee?

 

[elsol]

boo-ee?

Three e's

boo-eee

 

[Misty_Morning]

How about root, route, rout and router?

 

[only_more_so]

The Fiance and I have been watching an Ironman triathlon on TV (the things I do for love!) and it's being commentated by an American... may I just ask the Americans amongst you... How would *you* say the word 'buoy'? You know, as in the yellow or orange things that act as markers in open water...

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I say boo-ee, but there are some who say it closer to boy.

Merriam Webster's has pronunciations now. With both examples. The later is especially common on the east coast in the fishing regions.

 

[Guest]

youve got to be kidding me

the americans pronounce it how???

 

[only_more_so]

How about root, route, rout and router?

You want some real fun, take a look at this dialect survey. Number 26 is about route, and it gets complicated.

 

[Misty_Morning]

youve got to be kidding me

the americans pronounce it how???

How do ya'll pronounce it?

 

[only_more_so]

youve got to be kidding me

the americans pronounce it how???

How do the non-American's pronounce it?

 

[cloudy]

I'm wishing I could find that old "trolley and cart" thread.

 

[Guest]

How do ya'll pronounce it?

boy

 

[English Lady]

boy

Yep, just like that.

Cloudy -that was a cool thread -did Mat start it?

 

[Misty_Morning]

How about root, route, rout and router?

And lets not forget rut and rootin.

 

[cloudy]

Cloudy -that was a cool thread -did Mat start it?

I don't know. I've looked for it several times, and I've never been able to find it.

 

[elsol]

boy

So let me see if I get this right...

you say

b-o-y

the same as

b-o-u-y

Do you pronounce pronounce as prononce?

 

[English Lady]

I don't know. I've looked for it several times, and I've never been able to find it.

I've just looked thorugh Mat's threads and not found it..very weird, I was sure it was her.

 

[Fallenfromgrace]

Buoy= boy

Route= root

root= root



Tomato- Tom-ahh-toe

what else...what else does Misty comment on when i talk...?

oh, i drop my t's quite a bit, specially in 'little' it comes out as 'lih-el'

but i think thats because of where in lon i am from lol.

 

[Guest]

Buoy= boy

Route= root

root= root



Tomato- Tom-ahh-toe

what else...what else does Misty comment on when i talk...?

oh, i drop my t's quite a bit, specially in 'little' it comes out as 'lih-el'

but i think thats because of where in lon i am from lol.

herbs are herbs and not erbs

and baddries always cracks me up

 

[Guest]

So let me see if I get this right...

you say

b-o-y

the same as

b-o-u-y

Do you pronounce pronounce as prononce?

no ........

 

[Fallenfromgrace]

herbs are herbs and not erbs

and baddries always cracks me up

OMG yes! on the 'herbs' one

and, haa-lf lol...not Haaf

 

[Guest]

OMG yes! on the 'herbs' one

and, haa-lf lol...not Haaf

whers vana??


she and abs totally crack me up when they start teasing each other.

 

[Misty_Morning]

OMG yes! on the 'herbs' one

and, haa-lf lol...not Haaf

no....Herb is a dude I went to high with......



also what I'm fixin to smoke.

 

[Fallenfromgrace]

whers vana??


she and abs totally crack me up when they start teasing each other.

i wanna hear Vana's accent! *pouts*

what else do we differ on pronunciation wise? hmmm...*drawing a blank right now...*

 

[cloudy]

Wait until you hear the way I talk. I'll confuse the hell out of you.

 

[Fallenfromgrace]

Wait until you hear the way I talk. I'll confuse the hell out of you.

it can be arranged i wanna see if you can confuse me