The Growlery - Deluge

08:52 pm January 9th, 2007




			The Growlery - Deluge In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni

forthright


	Deluge
	Well, here I am again, posting pronunciation polls, and this one is a tough one. Let's hope it's not completely confusing. I couldn't even figure out how to accurately represent the variability in this word's pronunciation in just one question, so here is my three part thing on 'deluge': Poll #903814 Deluge Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All For me, the first syllable of 'deluge' rhymes most closely with View Answers dale 19 (17.9%) dell 80 (75.5%) dill 7 (6.6%) For me, there is a 'y' sound after the 'l' in 'deluge' View Answers Yes 39 (36.4%) No 53 (49.5%) Sometimes 15 (14.0%) For me, deluge rhymes most closely with View Answers rouge 66 (62.3%) huge 40 (37.7%) Tags: language, word-polls, wp

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	From: soulchanger	Date: January 10th, 2007 03:26 am (UTC)		(Link)

I seem to use "dĕl'yūj" and "dā'lūj" interchangeably, although the latter more frequently. I also drop the 'y' sound for "deluged."

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	From: andsaca369	Date: January 10th, 2007 09:50 am (UTC)		(Link)

I answered 'sometimes' to the second question, because the answer is neither 'yes' or 'no', truly. There is a very faint 'y' sound in the second syllable, although I had to say it out loud once or twice to confirm it.

Perhaps oddly, that sound isn't there in my head- only when I vocalise the word. It may be purely a trick of the tongue. *g*

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	From: prolixfootle	Date: January 10th, 2007 09:54 am (UTC)		(Link)

Hrm. I didn't do the first question of the poll, because, the was I pronounce it, the 'l' is in the second syllable - "dā' lüzh".

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	From: swestrup	Date: January 10th, 2007 11:45 am (UTC)		(Link)

As with all polls of this type there is the problem of distinctions that folks don't make. I know some people who pronounce 'huge' and 'rouge' the same way.

I had to pause for a bit on that one as well, since I don't pronounce them very differently either.

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	From: mktgurl	Date: January 12th, 2007 10:32 pm (UTC)		(Link)

That reminds me of that one book title: "The Tough Coughs As He Ploughs the Dough," about the early cartoons and writings of Dr. Seuss.

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	From: forthright	Date: January 13th, 2007 12:40 am (UTC)		(Link)

Indeed, and through a thorough search of one's lexicon, one can discover at least two other pronunciations. :)

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