How Do You Say The Word, Our

[deb1]

My husband-darn yankee- teased me for not saying the word, our, like he does. He says ow-er, I say our just like I say the word, are. He and my next door neighbor say that I say the word like a pirate.

They are both yankees though.

So how do you say the word, our.

I can't make the word, dog and log rhyme either.

 

[horsejody]

I say it both ways depending on where it falls in the sentence and how fast I'm speaking.

 

[Wildsky]

You should hear the arguments in our house! I speak with an almost british accent, I grew up in South Africa. My hubby grew up here in the USofA.......

Even my kids say I talk funny - and then they start asking me to say things:

"Mommy, say Ginger!"
"Mommy, say Grass"

Its never ending, I keep telling them THEY talk funny - and it cracks them up!

 

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I think that is interesting.

 

[ChooksChick]

It sounds just like the word 'Hours' when it comes out of my mouth most of the time, but if I'm speaking quickly and it's not a stressed word in the sentence it may sound like 'Are.' That's rare, however, as it sounds wrong to me.

I grew up in Arizona and Kansas, so I'd hardly say I'm a Yankee...I wonder where in the country it sounds like each?

 

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Now I am curious, how do you say, Ginger? I bet that your accent is beautiful.

 

[harryg6167]

Well myself I say it and it sounds like "are".
Seems when you say it "proper", it sounds as if
you are stating the "hour" of the day.
Of course I am from the south so that might make
a difference.

 

[gritsar]

Yankees! Whatcha gonna do with them?!? (Just kiddin' folks!

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I pronounce it "ar". I also get the wrinkles out of ar clothes with an arn, have four tars on my car, like to sit by a nice warm far in the wintertime.

Married to a farm boy that is half arkie and half coon-(something you can't say on BYC). He says he's gonna be "out of pocket" for awhile. Why can't he just say he's gonna be busy??

 

[Marlinchaser]

Hey Wild can you say Wash the Battery in the Water?

Oh no I found the UNDERLINE command, and the BOLD, and the caps lock button.

 

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I was only teasing about the Yankee part. LoL But I am curious also as to how the word, our, is pronounced in different areas.

When I was in Iowa, I heard the word creek called a, crick. I say, creek with a long e not a short, i.