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Do you say Wensdy Thursdy Fridy, or Wensday Thursday Friday, and where are you from?

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BottleBottoms · 11/05/2023 16:47

DP and I have just realised that he pronounces the end of day names with a fully-realised "-day", while I use a shorter "-dy" sound, and I can't work out whether it's a regional thing (I'm northern English, he's southern English), one of those obscure English poshness indicators, or I'm just lazier

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ChampagneCommunist · 11/05/2023 21:14

-dee. East Anglia

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BottleBottoms · 11/05/2023 21:21

MyFaceIsAnAONB · 11/05/2023 20:46

Me and DH same as you two.

DH also says yesterDAY whereas I say YESterday. I’m the southern one.

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My Lancashire granny said yesterday like that; is he from that side of the hills?

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DiscoBeat · 11/05/2023 21:34

From SE - Wennsday, Therrsday, Friday.

DiscoBeat · 11/05/2023 21:35

Also Satterday, Sunday, Munnday, Teeoosday.

FrangipaniBlue · 11/05/2023 21:39

Cumbrian and I say them all with a "duh" sound 😂

Wed-ns-duh, thurs-duh, Fri-duh

FrangipaniBlue · 11/05/2023 21:40

CakeBeautifulCake · 11/05/2023 17:10

Mondeh, Choosedeh, Wedensdeh, Thursdeh, Frideh, Saturdeh and Sundeh! I'm a Cumbrian (NW England) ☺️

I reckon we're probably neighbours 🤣🤣🤣

RuthW · 11/05/2023 21:46

Monday etc. Midlands.

mathanxiety · 11/05/2023 21:50

I pronounce the 'day' syklable clearly.

Brought up in Dublin.

mathanxiety · 11/05/2023 21:51

Also, "Wenzday'.

Essie274 · 11/05/2023 21:54

doopsy · 11/05/2023 17:10

West Midlands. Definitely day ending and Wednesday has a d but not in the same place as it’s spelled, more like Wendsday. Friday is Fri-yay! Well it is at work!

I'm 26 years old and only just realised that I say WENDSDAY. West Midlander also.

I personally say "Fri-day" but I do hear a lot of Fri-dee/dy round here, as well as Fri-DAAAAAAAY or Fri-DYYYE.

Bbq1 · 11/05/2023 22:20

Northwest (Liverpool) and I say day as most people do in the city.

LuckyLuckyWoman · 11/05/2023 22:25

The3rdWatermelon · 11/05/2023 17:15

Mun-dy
choose-dy
wens-dy
thuz-dy (soft th like ‘three’ not hard th like the)l
fri-dy
sa’-dy (glottal stop in place of t)
sun-dy

West Yorkshire

This, South Yorks

Crinkle77 · 11/05/2023 22:55

Bbq1 · 11/05/2023 22:20

Northwest (Liverpool) and I say day as most people do in the city.

Yep agreed.

CaptainSeven · 11/05/2023 23:06

Wed-enz-day. Definitely has 3 syllables.

Thursday and Friday, full day pronounced.

Central Scotland.

Scorchio84 · 12/05/2023 01:43

I (Irish) ) say "Wensday" but the other days are just ordinary "Monday..blah blah"

MoltenLasagne · 12/05/2023 02:06

Originally Brummie, now in W Yorks.

I say Wends-day, but that's because my Mum "corrected" my Wenz-dy pronunciation along with lots of other Brummie-isms she didn't like such as buzz (bus) and to-die (today).

MoltenLasagne · 12/05/2023 02:08

I now want to ask everyone I know to pronounce Wednesday for me.

Phos · 12/05/2023 09:46

@Yorkshireteaformethanks possibly … I am from Yorkshire after all and I very much approve of your choice of beverage, I’m drinking one right now.

Yorkshireteaformethanks · 12/05/2023 10:08

@Phos snap! 👌🏼

CaptainMyCaptain · 12/05/2023 13:29

My husband, Sheffield born and bred and Sheffield Wednesday supporter, says Wensdee. (I'm in the wed-ens-day camp)

BuffaloFeathers · 12/05/2023 13:54

I learnt English as a second language in school (in northern Europe) and was taught to say it with "Dy" at the end. It always felt wrong to me and I usually say it with "day" at the end. I do say wensday thought rather than wed nes day.

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