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View Poll Results: Which pronunciation? | |||
I pronounce it as "TORN-a-ment" | 10 | 6.45% | |
I pronounce it as "TURN-a-ment" | 145 | 93.55% | |
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03-18-2013, 05:22 PM | #1 |
Pessimistically optimistic.
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03-18-2013, 05:47 PM | #2 |
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I pronounce it "Turn-A-Ment" however, the proper phonetics of it are "Tour-nay-ment"
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03-18-2013, 06:22 PM | #3 |
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03-18-2013, 11:30 PM | #4 |
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Torn
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03-19-2013, 12:04 AM | #5 |
Shaken. Not stirred.
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Turn. I have never heard it pronounced Torn.
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03-19-2013, 12:17 AM | #6 |
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03-19-2013, 12:36 AM | #7 |
Shaken. Not stirred.
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Maybe when I meet you.
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My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs. |
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03-19-2013, 12:39 AM | #8 |
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03-19-2013, 12:41 AM | #9 |
Shaken. Not stirred.
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We are either coming down for our 25th wedding anniversary or our 30th. Most likely the 30th because we are not planning on taking the kids.
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My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs. |
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03-19-2013, 12:08 AM | #10 |
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03-19-2013, 12:15 AM | #11 |
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Turn-a-ment.
You left out the best one, though: "Tuhna-ment". Watch The Masters.
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03-19-2013, 12:44 AM | #12 |
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Turn
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