"Denise~*" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 22:19:02 GMT, "Peter Aitken"
> > wrote:
>
> >No, it's a "correct" thing. At least my Webster's claims it is.
>
> So what you are saying is, it is correct to say the "i" in cauliflower
> as an short "e" like the "i" in broccoli, instead of the 'I' in the
> word "ick"

Yep.

> When I look on www.dictionary.com the Pronunciation Key for the "i"
> in cauliflower is different than the "i" in broccoli
> My Websters dictionary says the same thing.
>
> This is what I'm talking about is people who stress the "i" like the
> "i" in broccoli. This is not correct.
>

It is according to my dictionary - which, since it seems to be different
from yours, tells me that the pronounciation is variable. But I will say
that it many years of living in the northeast and south I have heard your
version very rarely. The other poster who described it as "collie-flower"
hit the nail on the head, IMO.


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