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This is more or less for those with American and Canadian accents. How do you say the following words? Pronunciation is the important part here, not stress. Oh, and if I did a crappy job transcribing anything, I apologize.
How do you pronounce the word "coupon"?
"kyoo-pon"
"koo-pon"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "pink"?
"pihnk"
"peenk"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "donkey"?
"dahnkey" (rhymes with "honky")
"dunkey"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the words "milk" and "pillow"?
"milk" and "pillow"
"melk" and "pellow"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "ketchup" (or "catsup")?
"katchup"
"ketchup"
"catsup"
Any of the 3
None of the 3
How do you pronounce the word "water"?
"wawter" (rhymes with "slaughter")
"wood-er" (rhymes with "should her")
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "terrible"?
"tair-able"
"tur-able"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "route"?
"root"
"rowt"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the words "toilet" and "wash"?
"toy-let" and "wahsh"
"ter-let" and "warsh"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the words "foreign" and "orange"?
"for-in" and "or-inj"
"far-in" and "ar-inj"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "bag"?
"bag" (same "a" sound as in "had" or "hat")
"beg"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "aunt"?
"ant"
"ahnt"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "schedule"?
"skedjul"
"shedjul"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "decal"?
"deekal"
"dehkal"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "sure"?
"shoor"
"sher" (rhyming with "her", not "care")
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "lieutenant"?
"lootenent"
"leftenent"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the prefix "anti-"?
"ant-ee"
"ant-i"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "pasta"?
"pahsta"
"paasta" (same "a" sound as in "cash" or "past")
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the words "white" and "when"?
"wite" and "wen"
"hwite" and "hwen"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "human"?
"hyoomen"
"yoomen"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "caramel"?
"cahr-mull"
"care-a-mell"
"cahr-a-mell"
Any of these
None of these
How do you pronounce the words "tune" and "news"?
"tyoon" and "nyooz"
"toon" and "nooz"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the days of the week?
"Monday", "Toozday"/"Tyoozday", "Wenzday"...
"Mondee", "Toozdee"/"Tyoozdee", "Wenzdee"...
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the words "pen" and "penny"?
"pehn" and "pehny"
"pin" and "pinny"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "borrow"?
"boar-oh"
"bar-oh"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "bury"?
"berree"
"burree"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "were"?
"wer" (rhymes with "her")
"ware" (I am Canadian and under 60 yrs of age.)
"ware" (I am Canadian and over 60 yrs of age.)
"ware" (I am American and under 60 yrs of age.)
"ware" (I am American and over 60 yrs of age.)
Either "wer" or "ware"
Neither
How old are you?
under 13
13-25
25-35
35-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
over 80
What part of North America are you from (primarily)? Please be as specific as possible--some states and provinces are listed.
U.S.-South
U.S.-Southwest
U.S.-Southeast
U.S.-North
U.S.-Northwest
U.S.-Northeast
U.S.-Midwest
U.S.-West
U.S.-East
U.S.-California
U.S.-Texas
U.S.-NYC area
U.S.-Boston area
U.S.-New Jersey/New York state/Pennsylvania
U.S.-North/South Dakota/Minnesota
U.S.-Alabama/Tennessee/Mississippi/Kentucky/Louisiana
Canada-British Columbia
Canada-Newfoundland
Canada-Other Maritimes
Canada-Quebec
Canada-Territories
Canada-Prairies
Canada-Northern Ontario
Canada-Southern Ontario
How do you pronounce "Quebec"?
"kuh-bec"
"kwuh-bec"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "shone"?
"shown"
"shahn"
Either
Neither
How do you pronounce the word "iron"?
"i-earn"
"i-run"
Either
Neither
Did you enjoy this poll at all?
Hot damn, this is the most fun I've had in weeks.
Yes, though saying these things to my computer made me feel like a moron..
Didn't like it, didn't hate it.
No, because saying these things to my computer made me feel like a moron.
You suck; now I've forgotten how I speak normally.
This poll was created on 2004-09-02 21:38:11 by Canaduck