How do you pronounce turmeric?

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TER-muh-rik?

CHOOM-rik?

I don't think it's that unusual? That's pretty much how I pronounce those, and I have a fairly mild northern English accent (modified by years living in the south-east). It's not a big exaggerated jaw-dropped aw sound, but that's pretty much the sound it makes, when I split it down.

It has to be Tur Mer Ick surely. Why is the first r lost?
See also consommé
Whether you accent the first or second syllables, it's never consyoom ay.

Also ( sorry to divert thread)
Paaaahsta. no. Pasta or pahsta, but paaahsta?
And why do Americans always pronounce herbs as 'erbs? Like they are trying for a faux French accent or something

I can see how a clipped English speaker would end up with something like churm'ick but never ever tumour-Ick

And why do Americans always pronounce herbs as 'erbs?

Excellent question!?

I don't think it's that unusual? That's pretty much how I pronounce those, and I have a fairly mild northern English accent (modified by years living in the south-east). It's not a big exaggerated jaw-dropped aw sound, but that's pretty much the sound it makes, when I split it down.

Having now said them to myself umpteen times , I see what you mean and you're right, I guess they do sound more like tyaw-ring in some people's accents. In mine it's definitely 'Tyooring'.

Yes I do. Would the alternative be cue-ring (or cue-r-ing)? I definitely don't say that.

For me, during and jaw-ring (if such a thing exists!) would be pretty much homophones. Slight difference in the first consonant and the stress, but the vowel sounds would match.

Also ( sorry to divert thread)
Paaaahsta. no. Pasta or pahsta, but paaahsta?

There’s a tv chef/foodie who says paaaahsta. It might be John Torode, I’m not sure, but it’s bloody annoying! I don’t really like pahsta, either.

Yes I do. Would the alternative be cue-ring (or cue-r-ing)? I definitely don't say that.

Hmmm - not exactly like cue-ring, because for me the 'u' sound is more like the 'oo' in 'book' than the 'oo' in 'cue'.

For me, during and jaw-ring (if such a thing exists!) would be pretty much homophones. Slight difference in the first consonant and the stress, but the vowel sounds would match.

Same 'oo' sound here for me as abovre, and the consonant would be a d-y (dyooring) rather than a j.

It's the standard Australian pronunciation.

So, the people who say "tyoomerick", are you the same people who say "dyooring"?

Or Tur=Choo vs. Dur=Joo?

No. I say dyooring and tur-meric. I'm fairly sure that if you look both of those words up in a dictionary, those are the standard English ways of pronouncing them. I could be wrong though... going to check!

Yep. According to the UK versions on the online Cambridge Dictionary. Obviously different accents will make them sound different though. My accent is Home Counties RP-ish.

And why do Americans always pronounce herbs as 'erbs? Like they are trying for a faux French accent or something

But how do we brits usually pronounce 'hour' and 'honest'? Maybe we're guilty of exactly the same thing?!

Wasn't the lad from the Bash Street Kids always called 'Erbert and never Herbert?!

"Johnta Rode" (our nickname for him, in our house 🤭) or John Choorode is an annoying plank 🙊

I love John T
But not his diction.

Tur mer ick