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Old 03-02-2011, 04:19 PM   #351 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke View Post
It is most definitely pronounced "sir-up" but I pronounce it "sear-up" anyways. I did it for so long before I knew it wasn't correct, and I'm not going to change now.

EDIT: Now I see that that discussion was from a year ago. Oh well. The point still stands.
Speaking of that, I had grown up in Louisiana and always pronounced it "sir-up" (pronouncing like the "er" in "her") then when I began living in different states, everyone else pronounced it "sihr-up" (like pronouncing the i portion of "if) so I automatically assumed that was the correct way, because Southern Louisianians generally pronounce everything ridiculously. But after years and years, I still have to consciously decide to pronounce it as "sihr-up" solely for the sake of pronouncing it correctly... and come to find out in this thread, I've been expending the effort to be incorrect?

Goddamnit.
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