How do you pronounce "roof"?
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Rewf. Southwestern Ontario. Everyone here pronounces it rewf, except (and I have no idea why) a lot of auto workers in Windsor, who pronounce it ruff (same vowel sound as "foot").
Another one people seem to have different ideas about is "hoof."
Another one people seem to have different ideas about is "hoof."
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So far it looks (or lewks) like we only have responses from this side of the pond. Alright England, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, etc. How do you people across the pond weigh in on this issue?
Looks like we ruff-ians are behind in the poll, too! C'mon, any more?
Looks like we ruff-ians are behind in the poll, too! C'mon, any more?
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Got me wondering how you say book though. Maybe bewk as some British accents have it, is correct, not the shortened vowel sound that is more common.
Can't see how ruff comes about, or else bewk, becomes bukk, or buck. \
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Got me wondering how you say book though. Maybe bewk as some British accents have it, is correct, not the shortened vowel sound that is more common.
Can't see how ruff comes about, or else bewk, becomes bukk, or buck. \
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Rewf. North Georgia.
But I know a lot of people around here who say something about halfway between the two that rhymes with "hoof".
But I know a lot of people around here who say something about halfway between the two that rhymes with "hoof".
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I’m from the mainland of nova Scotia.
I say roof as in rūf, that is, the O sound is like that when a crowd goes “Oooo” and “ahhh”…. well when they are going “Oooo” anyway
So would that make it rOoooof?
Anywho, if you are ever in mainland Nova Scotia ask a local to say “out and about in a boat”. If you are in cape breton , well talk to them about anything, the accent will show up
I say roof as in rūf, that is, the O sound is like that when a crowd goes “Oooo” and “ahhh”…. well when they are going “Oooo” anyway
So would that make it rOoooof?
Anywho, if you are ever in mainland Nova Scotia ask a local to say “out and about in a boat”. If you are in cape breton , well talk to them about anything, the accent will show up
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I've never had an accent. I might not would've realized this, otherwise, but really I had begun to pick up on that fact, the more I've been around.Lark wrote:Anywho, if you are ever in mainland Nova Scotia ask a local to say “out and about in a boat”. If you are in cape breton , well talk to them about anything, the accent will show up
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