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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:
Fiirefly · 07/07/2018 21:15

Tong!
We live in the midlands and that's how it's said here.

MunchMunch · 07/07/2018 21:15

Tung

I'm from the north east (not Newcastle but not far from it) and I've never ever heard anyone say Tong

NotASingleFuckToGive · 07/07/2018 21:15

Tung (Northern!)

What about those white enamel things in your mouth? Where I live, that's a tooth, not a "tuth"!

MumW · 07/07/2018 21:16

Tung - Midlands

Tong sounds affected and posh.

ListenToTheWords · 07/07/2018 21:16

Tung.

Tong is something totally different.

bastardkitty · 07/07/2018 21:16

Correct pronunciation is tung but some people in Lancashire say tong and also some brummies, I believe.

piebarm · 07/07/2018 21:16

Tong (Manchester)

And I do correct my dc when they say 'ring' in their weird Yorkshire accents Hmm

flourella · 07/07/2018 21:17

Who holds their knife like a pen?!! I'm a working class northener who says tong and holds her knife like a knife: am I an aberration?

FatBarry · 07/07/2018 21:17

Tong, Yorkshire. I stick my "tong" out, I buy sliced "tong" - well I don't really but I ate it as a kid.

DiabolicalMess · 07/07/2018 21:18

Confused It's a 'tung'

Never in my life have I heard it called a 'tong'

If I were sticking out my tong I would be offering you this:

To worry that I've been pronouncing this word wrong?
Potato2242 · 07/07/2018 21:19

Tung - south west

Teggun · 07/07/2018 21:20

Tung but I have heard tong which makes me wince in the same way as when someone pronounces onion 'ung-yun'

FuzzyPenguin · 07/07/2018 21:20

Tong here - village about 15 miles from Nottingham

LoniceraJaponica · 07/07/2018 21:20

"A tong is something for moving hot coals or curling hair!"

Or a village near Leeds.

spugzbunny · 07/07/2018 21:21

Tong ... which I thought everyone would say! I'm from Derby though

FishingIsNotASport · 07/07/2018 21:21

Can you imagine the Queen saying 'It's on the tip of my tong"? Of course not!! It's tung!

tinykirst · 07/07/2018 21:21

Tong

Gives me the shivers when people say tung

namechangemaestro · 07/07/2018 21:22

People saying they've never heard anyone say tong?!? It's tong!!! Who the hell says tung!? Haha

Tigger001 · 07/07/2018 21:24

I've only ever know it to be tong

Tippexy · 07/07/2018 21:24

I’m actually cringing for everyone who pronounces it tung.

Celebelly · 07/07/2018 21:25

I’m actually cringing for everyone who pronounces it tung

I'm cringing for you for writing that post, so I guess we are even!

Wincarnis · 07/07/2018 21:26

Tong. (North West)

DaphneDiligaf · 07/07/2018 21:26

Tung (North London)

brizzledrizzle · 07/07/2018 21:26

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/an-increasing-number-of-british-people-dont-pronounce-the-word-three-properly-these-maps-explain-why-a7079976.html

Have a look at the link for interesting (IMO) info about tongue and regional pronunciations.

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