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minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoCloser to sewer, or “doer” or “fewer”. Compress it to one syllable. Think “ooh” not “ohh”.
minus-squaresensiblepuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI’m not… correcting you, I’m just explaining that I never hear anyone pronouncing tour such that it rhymes with either pronunciation of sewer.
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoYou said you’d never heard it that way, I just wanted to clarify that I communicated the right pronunciation since “sewer” is a bit more drawn out than I meant to imply. All good
minus-squaresensiblepuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoSorry, I was a little defensive because some others seemed to think I was arguing with you. Your explanation made sense, though.
Closer to sewer, or “doer” or “fewer”. Compress it to one syllable. Think “ooh” not “ohh”.
I’m not… correcting you, I’m just explaining that I never hear anyone pronouncing tour such that it rhymes with either pronunciation of sewer.
You said you’d never heard it that way, I just wanted to clarify that I communicated the right pronunciation since “sewer” is a bit more drawn out than I meant to imply. All good
Sorry, I was a little defensive because some others seemed to think I was arguing with you. Your explanation made sense, though.