Pronunciation

[sboyko]

Why do Americans pronounce "turbine" as "turban" rather than "tur-byne" (as in "whine")?

Of course, there are other differences in pronunciation between Americans and Canadians. Witness "roof" - "rooooof" versus "ruff"

Can you think of any others?

Comments

[tinman]

I say tur-byne, and it really does depend on where in the states you are for pronunciations. A couple that I have noticed that seem to be different in Canada than in the U.S. are: process and organization (which gets bonus points for being spelled differently, too.)