A few days ago
Texlady

Is anyone else bothered by the trend on TV of pronouncing what should be “ure” and “oor” sounds as “ore”?

I started noticing this months ago, and it’s getting worse. For “tourist,” they’re saying “tOHrist;” for “during,” “dOHring.” I heard it first from reporters on newscasts, but now I’m also hearing it from the narrators of documentaries. I know our English is a living language and, as such, goes through periods of change. And how did it get so suddenly widespread? Did someone send out a pronunciation memo?

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A few days ago
kellyed17

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I’ve noticed that too….I guess I noticed it on local news and I have seen local news in different parts of the counrty and it is worse in some places than in others.
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4 years ago
Anonymous
I hear zed in my homestead and anybody else around me says “zee”. i’m susceptible to pronounce it “zed” considering the fact that’s the actually call of the letter, yet no one in usa is acquainted with it via that call. i’m particular that is considering the fact which you’re Dutch and would have pronounced that your self or you comprehend others who say it yet they do no longer say that right here for some reason. the 1st time I pronounced that for the duration of a form right here i replaced into laughed at and that i replaced into so ashamed, thinking i replaced into incorrect, whether that is genuine to assert it the two way.
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A few days ago
Durian
Yes, I especially hate it when they pronounce ‘door’ and ‘floor’ as if they should rhyme with ‘store’ instead of ‘pure’ and ‘cure’. What a a revolting development this is!
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