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Voice Meme
Say These Words: I will not, but I'll tell you what it would sound like if I did.
Aunt - sounds just like "ant"
Route - sounds like like "root", which for me has the same vowel as "boot", not the same vowel as "foot"
Wash - does not have an "r" in it
Oil - rhymes with boil, toil, coil, soil; I think I know another way to pronounce "oil", but not any of the rest of these
Theater - are we getting "thee-ATE-her" from some respondents? I have "THEE-a-ter" here, and I also prefer it to be spelled theatre when it refers to the institution or a live production or a building where live productions are performed, and theater when it refers to a cinema. I know I'm odd that way.
Iron - I earn.
Salmon - I don't pronounce the "l".
Caramel - CARE-a-mel. Not CAR-m'l and not, not, not care-a-MEL, unless it has been preceded by the word crème and I'm explaining that I'd rather have brûlée.
Fire - a syllable and a half, and I do pronounce the "r".
Water - I understand "wutter", but I do not produce it. First syllable has the same vowel as "law".
Sure - depending on its place in the sentence, it can sound just like "shirr" or it can rhyme with "tour".
Data - day-ta. I have guilt about this.
Ruin - two syllables.
Crayon - two syllables.
Toilet - just like it's spelled; there is no "r" in this word.
New Orleans - New OR-lins.
Pecan - usually pih-CAHN, but I understand and occasionally produce PE-can.
Both - there is no "l" in this word.
Again - the second syllable rhymes with "ten", not "tin".
Probably - three syllables, usually, but sometimes "prob'ly" in casual speech.
Spitting Image - I don't use this phrase very often, but I expect if I did it might be confusable with "spit and image", i.e., the one would be "spittin' image" and the other would be "spit 'n' image" and I defy you to tell me the difference. Between those pronunciations, that is.
Alabama - four syllables.
Lawyer - I've been known to pronounce this "law-yer", but it's usually "loy-er".
Coupon - first syllable "coo", not "cue".
Mayonnaise - three syllables, but not French ones. (That's when it's not "mayo".)
Syrup - either "sirrup" or "seerup", probably about equally.
Pajamas - jammies. :-) Okay: the second syllable for me is "jam", not "jahm".
Caught - does not sound the same as "cot".
Now answer these questions:
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house? - TPing the house.
What is the bug that when you touch it, curls into a ball? - potato bug.
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called? - soda.
What do you call gym shoes? - ... gym shoes. If the question is driving at "sneakers", that's fine; by me gym shoes and running shoes and tennis shoes are all specific things, but gym shoes are the least restricted, I guess, and could just be sneakers that the wearer reserves for use in or at the gym.
What do you say to address a group of people? - "you" or "y'all", depending on formality.
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs? - daddy long-legs? Does that have an oval body? I can't remember the last time I looked long enough to notice.
What do you call your grandparents? - Grandma and Grandpa on one side; Gram and Gramp on the other side. (In the second person. All four were Grandma and Grandpa, in the third person.)
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket? - a grocery cart.
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? - a sun shower, but I never knew this phenomenon when I was growing up.
What is the thing you change the TV channel with? - the remote. (The word "control" is optional.)
Say These Words: I will not, but I'll tell you what it would sound like if I did.
Aunt - sounds just like "ant"
Route - sounds like like "root", which for me has the same vowel as "boot", not the same vowel as "foot"
Wash - does not have an "r" in it
Oil - rhymes with boil, toil, coil, soil; I think I know another way to pronounce "oil", but not any of the rest of these
Theater - are we getting "thee-ATE-her" from some respondents? I have "THEE-a-ter" here, and I also prefer it to be spelled theatre when it refers to the institution or a live production or a building where live productions are performed, and theater when it refers to a cinema. I know I'm odd that way.
Iron - I earn.
Salmon - I don't pronounce the "l".
Caramel - CARE-a-mel. Not CAR-m'l and not, not, not care-a-MEL, unless it has been preceded by the word crème and I'm explaining that I'd rather have brûlée.
Fire - a syllable and a half, and I do pronounce the "r".
Water - I understand "wutter", but I do not produce it. First syllable has the same vowel as "law".
Sure - depending on its place in the sentence, it can sound just like "shirr" or it can rhyme with "tour".
Data - day-ta. I have guilt about this.
Ruin - two syllables.
Crayon - two syllables.
Toilet - just like it's spelled; there is no "r" in this word.
New Orleans - New OR-lins.
Pecan - usually pih-CAHN, but I understand and occasionally produce PE-can.
Both - there is no "l" in this word.
Again - the second syllable rhymes with "ten", not "tin".
Probably - three syllables, usually, but sometimes "prob'ly" in casual speech.
Spitting Image - I don't use this phrase very often, but I expect if I did it might be confusable with "spit and image", i.e., the one would be "spittin' image" and the other would be "spit 'n' image" and I defy you to tell me the difference. Between those pronunciations, that is.
Alabama - four syllables.
Lawyer - I've been known to pronounce this "law-yer", but it's usually "loy-er".
Coupon - first syllable "coo", not "cue".
Mayonnaise - three syllables, but not French ones. (That's when it's not "mayo".)
Syrup - either "sirrup" or "seerup", probably about equally.
Pajamas - jammies. :-) Okay: the second syllable for me is "jam", not "jahm".
Caught - does not sound the same as "cot".
Now answer these questions:
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house? - TPing the house.
What is the bug that when you touch it, curls into a ball? - potato bug.
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called? - soda.
What do you call gym shoes? - ... gym shoes. If the question is driving at "sneakers", that's fine; by me gym shoes and running shoes and tennis shoes are all specific things, but gym shoes are the least restricted, I guess, and could just be sneakers that the wearer reserves for use in or at the gym.
What do you say to address a group of people? - "you" or "y'all", depending on formality.
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs? - daddy long-legs? Does that have an oval body? I can't remember the last time I looked long enough to notice.
What do you call your grandparents? - Grandma and Grandpa on one side; Gram and Gramp on the other side. (In the second person. All four were Grandma and Grandpa, in the third person.)
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket? - a grocery cart.
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? - a sun shower, but I never knew this phenomenon when I was growing up.
What is the thing you change the TV channel with? - the remote. (The word "control" is optional.)