How do you pronounce...

In a different context, I really dislike when an 'r' intrudes where there isn't one eg Anna r Anderson. It's just never heard in Scotland and I can't work out where it comes from!
(oh-bergine by the way).

I bought an aubergine from the local supermarket. At the checkout the assistant was looking on a price list for it under 'o'!

Just to add to the confusion in the Caribbean we call it melongene (pronounced melonjen).

Oh....just remembered, my Asian friend calls it brinjal. ?

Does anyone actually like it?

(well, the way my SIL cooks it yes, but otherwise no!)

I love aubergine pesto. And that Sicilian dish with the spicy mince inside and cheese on top is yummy (parmigianno?). It's a good job I've had my tea!

Love aubergine but it needs to be cooked with olive oil and garlic.

I do like it but I am not good at cooking it!
It absorbs a lot of oil unless you're very careful.

I can remember sprinkling it with salt and leaving it for ages then rinsing it well before cooking with it. What on earth was that about? I don't remember it making any difference at all to the taste. Or do I just not have refined taste buds?

It was to draw the moisture out Maggie according to St Delia.

I avoid it if at all possible!

Definitely the third one for me.

Would say the first one, after all you austerity, auction, auburn so why not auberines? Mind you, you do say aunt, not awnt! Just a thought.

Ant or ahnt, off or orf, bath or barth.....north or south?

Its just down to where you come from

My OH says wAsp; I say wosp.

I would say au as in autmn. OH would say ow as in OW SHUT UP!

I say tomato OH says tomarto!

Like someone said before it depends where you come from. I'm told I don't have a particular accent having been dragged around with my father who was in the RAF. We moved 15 times and I have done the same with OH who was also in the RAF.

Doesn't really matter as they taste the same don't they.