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

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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!

Tung (Yorkshire born, now in the south-east)

Loads of Mancunians say tong, I've noticed.

Well I'd never heard "tong" before meeting DH, and I thought it was just him, but clearly not! It seems it isn't a northern or southern thing either, a bit like scone! It has honestly never occurred to me until today!

I used to say tong, moved away from home and decided Tung made more sense. "A ton of bricks" would be pronounced "A tun of bricks", that's the logic I go by.

'Tong' may well be a regional variation, but I would imagine the VAST majority of people in the UK say 'tung'. Your ILs are wrong and actually I'd be quite miffed that they corrected your children's pronunciation of a word, knowing that it's also the way you say it...

Definitely tung!

Never ever heard anyone say ‘tong’

It’s Tong

Tung

Tung

It's a regional variation and your MIL is either rude or ignorant (you'll know which, I bet!). I'd go for the airy "isn't it funny how in such a tiny island we can say the same words so differently and all be right" (tinkly laugh)
Hate this bath/barth bollocks, who cares how you say it

Ooh, I might have to look up the spelling phonetically in the dictionary! Yes, this is as exciting as my night is going to get!

Definitely tong! But I m Nottinghamshire so maybe it is regional! I'm surprised at all the tungs! 😆

Tung.

Tong (Lincolnshire )

Tung

I had a boyfriend from Manchester and he pronounced it tong.

I larfed.

Tung

Never heard anyone pronounce it tong before, not even posh people

Tong here!

Tung for me and Tong for OH

If I say tong I have to put on a Newcastle accent , I say tung though am from se London

Tung. I didn't know anyone said tong.

Tong and I'm a manc, very rarely hear anyone say tung

Absolutely Tung! The only person I know that says Tong is from Nottingham funnily enough

tung - northern ireland

Definitely tung