▲ 96 ▼ What's a regional pronunciation of a word that seems normal to you but is weird to people from other parts of the country? (lemmings.world) submitted 1 year ago by frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 136 comments fedilink hide all child comments Here "bus" is pronounced like "buzz" and I didn't realise it was weird until I went down to Devon and it was a dead giveaway that I'm a Brummie lol
[–] 1hitsong@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) El a men tree Doc you men tree I also hear "el a men her ee" a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] underscores@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) I've noticed some people say "document-tree" now that I think about it. Where I live it's more like as you described but not quite "terrrry" but "Tuh-ree" ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago i doubt many people actually say it like the er in Terry. Deemphsized syllables like that tend to get the schwa. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] underscores@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) I've noticed some people say "document-tree" now that I think about it. Where I live it's more like as you described but not quite "terrrry" but "Tuh-ree" ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago i doubt many people actually say it like the er in Terry. Deemphsized syllables like that tend to get the schwa. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago i doubt many people actually say it like the er in Terry. Deemphsized syllables like that tend to get the schwa. permalink fedilink source parent