Our tourists need coupons for syrup

[venaja]

Yesterday, as I was quizzing phlegmato on his pronunciation of words, I realized we were two people speaking completely different languages. Take this for example:

"Our tourists need coupons for syrup."

You cannot imagine how many permutations of that sentence are possible.

Poll Our tourists need coupons for syrup.In case you were wondering, the first option is my pronunciation, while the

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[marknau]

Actually, I pronounce tourists like:
toor-ists

While we're on the topic

[marknau]

I've noticed a pattern here, and it's a topic I've looked into some as well, so I'll share a couple of links with you:

http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phonoatlas/
http://www.ku.edu/~idea/

Enjoy!

Re: While we're on the topic

[venaja]

Ooo, a fellow enthusiast! This is the site I rely most heavily on, though it's not truly scientific: Harvard Dialect Survey

Re: While we're on the topic

[marknau]

Ever since I saw My Fair Lady...

[mywornoutmasks]

Syrup is the only term that I pronounce both ways, although I think I use the first pronunciation a bit more frequently.

[genno]

I use both pronunciations for 'our', depending on what words go with it, and three syllables for tourists. too ur ists.

[erdbeermund]

I think I might prounouce "tourists" in a similar fashion.