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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

tube - chube

I often hear people pronounce the word 'tube' as something like 'chube'. I wonder if it is the correct way the say that word in Australia. I believe people in the US and the UK pronounce it more like the way it is spelt. Am I right?

Thank you.

Best wishes,

PBF
  

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That pronunciation is found in Britain and Australia -- not in the U.S.

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Ah, I see. Thanks Calif Jim.

Best wishes,

PBF
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The correct English pronunciation is tube - with a "t". To pronounce the word with a ch is a lazy, careless way to speak, I would say. Pronounce your t clearly and you'll sound better educated!
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Okay. I will say Tube thenEmotion: wink. Thanks for your advice, Brunate.

Best wishes,

PBG
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CalifJim That pronunciation is found in Britain and Australia -- not in the U.S. CJ
It is but, it's not absolute. There are also British people who pronounce it with a t sound.

There is another difference between the pronunciations of the word tube, in the USA compared to those in the UK and Australia. American pronunciation is like "to
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AnonymousCalifJim That pronunciation is found in Britain and Australia -- not in the U.S. CJ It is but, it's not absolute. There are also British people who pronounce it with a t sound.
True. Nothing in my saying that that pronunciation is found there implies that no other pronunciation can be found there.
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