I ended up on YouTube clicking whatever seemed interesting and got to a series of words you're probably saying wrong in English.
Sherbet.
I admit I've been saying it wrong my entire life.
It's supposed to be pronounced just like it's spelled.
Sure Bet.
I'm part of a plurality that adds a second 'r' to get Sure Burt.
I think this is a midwestern dialect thing because we often add an 'r' to wash; making it "warsh" or "worsh".
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I think it may be more widespread, I grew up in New York and pronounce it sherbert. I also have a friend who has lived his whole life in Oregon and says warsh instead of wash, but have picked it up from Midwestern relatives.
ReplyDeleteA related question would be the geographic distribution of dropping the r in caramel and the l in almond and correlation.