"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message r.com>...
> "Denise~*" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > I tend to say it with a long "a" like "ahh" and a flat "i", like "eh"
> >
> > But when I hear it said with the "u" pronounced as a 'w' and a short
> > "i", like "ee"
> >
> > cawleeflower
> >
> > 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.

I don't know anyone who says "caul-eee-flower." Around here, the i is
a short i, as in "bin." Call-i-flower.

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