- aunt;
- scallops;
- iron; and
- tournament.
Scallops is pronounced the way Maritime fishermen who gather them for you pronounce it; the same way you pronounce mall, stall or ball.
Iron has 2 syllables. I and ron. My friends say I pronounce it like I Ron, but they're just stupid. It is not I-earn; the O is there for a reason.
Tour. Nament. Tour. Nament. Tour nament. Tournament. Not Ternament.
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Finally someone believes me in regards to Aunt (haunt) People need to utilize the language much more better.
The pronunciation of "Aunt" seems to be something we east coasters do a little better than Central Canadians. Everyone always looks at me funny here when I say it the right way, like I'm putting on airs.
How many syllables are there in the word "Fredericton"?
Re: Fredericton: Depends on how you spell Minto.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/iron
damnit!
But...on the iron note:
When I think of element, or for straightening out my clothing: IRON
When I play golf, I am a master with my 5 IREN. (That is true actually...I dunno why but I can put that ball anywhere I want with a 5 iron. If I could putt with it, they'd be talking about Panda Valentino instead of Tiger Woods).
(And to be completely stereotypical, I pretty much assume that any pronunciation my mother uses is correct, and thus we both over-pronounce every word we say. Drives my father and sister batty.)
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