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Peter Aitken
 
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Default How do you say cauliflower

"Denise~*" > wrote in message
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> I tend to say it with a long "a" like "ahh" and a flat "i", like "eh"
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> But when I hear it said with the "u" pronounced as a 'w' and a short
> "i", like "ee"
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> cawleeflower
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> To me, this sounds very weird & makes me cringe.
>
> Rachael Ray does this, & I just heard the lady on "Low Carb & Lovin
> it" say the same thing, but then a minute later said it again, but
> more like the way I do.
>
> Is this a regional thing?
>


No, it's a "correct" thing. At least my Webster's claims it is.


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