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To worry that I've been pronouncing this word wrong?

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Lovestosing · 07/07/2018 20:37

Tongue? How do you pronounce it? I am sat watching the football with my in laws, DH and DDs. DD2 said something about sticking her tongue out (DCs pronounce it "tung" like me) MIL corrected her and said it's pronounced "tong". I knew that was how DH pronounces it but I thought it was a regional variation, but now I'm worried I'm just wrong! Can anyone help settle this? DH and in laws are from Nottinghamshire and I'm from North Yorkshire if that helps!

OP posts:
ceecee32 · 07/07/2018 20:38

Tong

Celebelly · 07/07/2018 20:39

Tung! I've never heard anyone say it 'tong'!

NeedMoreSleepOrSugar · 07/07/2018 20:39

Tung here

Fibbertigibbet · 07/07/2018 20:39

I say tung.

RonnieOnion · 07/07/2018 20:39

Tung!

Yumyumpigs · 07/07/2018 20:39

Meh it's a bit tom-arrr-toe tom-ay-toe really... I say tung... some say tong

putonyourdancingshoes · 07/07/2018 20:39

Tung, I'm from Scotland.

NewYearNewMe18 · 07/07/2018 20:39

Tung (South East)

ghostyslovesheets · 07/07/2018 20:39

tung - northern person !

Ginmakesitallok · 07/07/2018 20:39

Tung

Myneighboursnorlax · 07/07/2018 20:40

Tung. Never heard tong.

ZigZagIntoTheBlue · 07/07/2018 20:40

Tung in the south east....

CassandraLamontaigne · 07/07/2018 20:40

Tung

Celebelly · 07/07/2018 20:40

I guess it's like some people say oven as uh-ven (me) and some say it more like aww-ven.

MrsJumbo · 07/07/2018 20:40

It's definitely tung.

Ansumpasty · 07/07/2018 20:40

Never heard anyone say ‘tong,’ haha!

littlecabbage · 07/07/2018 20:40

It's definitely "tung"! A tong is something for moving hot coals or curling hair! (From gloucestershire originally).

9amTrain · 07/07/2018 20:40

Never heard tong in my life! Surely that's not right?

It's tung.

lifechangesforever · 07/07/2018 20:41

Its 'tung' to me - 'tong' to DH and it drives me insane! I hope DD pronounces it the same as me!

We are both from West Yorkshire but I'm from Leeds and DH is from Halifax - he pronounces all sorts of stuff weirdly!

FuzzyCustard · 07/07/2018 20:41

Tung. I'm from Nottingham.

ThisIsntMeHonestGuv · 07/07/2018 20:41

I'm on team tongue

Freetogo · 07/07/2018 20:42

Tung tung tung

Tongs are for picking, not licking.

Flisspaps · 07/07/2018 20:42

I say tong (Telford), DH says tung (Liverpool)

ThisIsntMeHonestGuv · 07/07/2018 20:42

Autocorrect is a div. Team tung.

LeighaJ · 07/07/2018 20:42

Tong like salad Tongs? That is weird...

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