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Original poster

How do you say tousled?

104 replies

naivetyisthenewblack · 30/09/2018 21:52

As in tousled hair?

I thought I knew how to pronounce tousled, but my DP and friend say it differently.

Possible it's a regional thing I guess.

How do you pronounce it?

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BotBotticelli · 30/09/2018 21:53

Tussle-d

BotBotticelli · 30/09/2018 21:53

Born midlands live in London. No idea if my pronunciation is right!

FlyMaybe · 30/09/2018 21:53

I say 'tussled'

I'm from the NW of England, if that helps

Squeegle · 30/09/2018 21:54

Tows elled

CluedoAddict · 30/09/2018 21:54

Tuss uld

Thisnamechanger · 30/09/2018 21:54

Tow-sulled. But a friend says Toos-ald.

FrederickCreeding · 30/09/2018 21:54

Tow (to rhyme with cow) -seld

GunpowderGelatine · 30/09/2018 21:54

Two-sulled

funfair · 30/09/2018 21:55

Tows-elled

TaggieRR · 30/09/2018 21:55

Tow seld

EggysMom · 30/09/2018 21:55

Tussel'd.

ProudThrilledHappy · 30/09/2018 21:55

Two-sulled

TaggieRR · 30/09/2018 21:55

Like funfair- couldn’t work out how to write or!

TaggieRR · 30/09/2018 21:55

It

Original poster
naivetyisthenewblack · 30/09/2018 21:56

Ooh, interesting there's a split!

I'm from London, and I've always said it "tussled"

My friend says it "towsled". I'd never heard it said like that!

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Original poster
naivetyisthenewblack · 30/09/2018 21:57

I should have asked, where are people from?

Is this a regional thing?

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ChiefClerkDrumknott · 30/09/2018 21:57

Tuss’ld. SE Wales

fruitshot · 30/09/2018 21:58

Two sulled.

East coast.

TokyoSushi · 30/09/2018 21:58

Tow (cow) selled, NW England

tigercub50 · 30/09/2018 21:58

Never heard it pronounced like that Bot! I say it “ T ow suld”

Original poster
naivetyisthenewblack · 30/09/2018 21:58

So, there are 3 pronunciations?

Tussled
Tow-sulled
Toos-ald

English is weird Grin

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Branleuse · 30/09/2018 21:59

Towe selled

tigercub50 · 30/09/2018 21:59

I’m originally from The Potteries

Original poster
naivetyisthenewblack · 30/09/2018 21:59

I'd never heard it pronounced tow-suld until today!

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Aridane · 30/09/2018 22:00

Tow sullied - London