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Mosca Posted 16 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

AE Roof with a sort or long o!!??

I've been an ESL speaker since over 20 years, but just today heard the pronounciation of roof as [ruf] ("rough") .. I was as surprised as when I heard sword left out the 'w'. We always learn BE in school (in europe) and then it's [r?f].

How common is this in AE? And how do you say it? Pl also add which area/city you're from.

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S. say roof with an "ooh) sound (silent h). ruf.

— Sam1947

  • S.
  • say roof with an "ooh) sound (silent h).
  • ruf.
  • I'm confused about your marks above, because a long u wouldn't be pronounced rough.
  • The pronunciation in Va.
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Most in the U.S. say roof with an "ooh) sound (silent h). However, in parts of Virginia, and maybe other areas that I'm not aware of, they say something that is akin to the sound humans make when they imitate a dog's bark, beginning with an r...ruf. I'm confused about your marks above, because a long u wouldn't be pronounced rough. The pronunciation in Va. is not quite like rough, but is simil
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