I’ve always pronounced the word “Southern” to rhyme with howthurn. I know most people say it like “suthurn” instead. I didn’t realize that the way I pronounce it is considered weird until recently!
I’ve always pronounced the word “Southern” to rhyme with howthurn. I know most people say it like “suthurn” instead. I didn’t realize that the way I pronounce it is considered weird until recently!
Visiting a town in Maine, US, spelled “Calais.”
Is it the French pronunciation? English but attempting it with “Kuh-lay?”
Oh, no, that’s too much. Ka-liss. Like callous. What.
There are a million of these throughout the US. I think it’s done intentionally as a shibboleth.