Pronunciation

My MIL was raised by an ayah in India from the age of six weeks and she pronounced turmeric as ‘tumeric’. I think that’s as genuine a pronunciation as any! She said it was considered back then (1920/30’s) as a low-class ingredient, only to be used if you couldn’t afford other spices.

Jaxjacky

Because we’re all human beings with our individual nuances, not AI clones, yet.

Yes but we're human pedants so it bothers us! 😄

Jaxjacky

Because we’re all human beings with our individual nuances, not AI clones, yet.

So do individual nuances mean words can be pronounced any way we fancy?
How about spelling?
Meaning?

Because we’re all human beings with our individual nuances, not AI clones, yet.

Expresso, instead of Espresso. It's a drink, not a train.

NotSpaghetti

Sorry, haven't ever heard "tuemeric".

This morning Radio 4!

How about scallops pronounced scallops?

Many people pronounce Tesday as Chewsday.

One of my pet hates too RosiesMaw John Torode pronounces it like that on Masterchef, he should know better.

Quinoa is from Peru. In Spanish the pronunciation is Key-No-Uh. But in Peru there are a lot of people who speak Quechua who pronounce it Keen-Wa.

Just found this:

The word came into Spanish from Quechuan, so "keen-o-uh" appears to have resulted from a close-enough-for-government-work transcription.

In Mexico, the correct pronunciation of México is MEH-hee-co (más o menos). In the US, the correct pronunciation of Mexico is MECKS-ih-co (más o menos). In Mexico I have heard only kee-NOH-wah, and in the US only KEEN-wah. I propose that each is correct in context.

What about Quinoa?

My friend insists it’s pronounced Kenya but I think it’s keenwah.

Well done RosiesMaw - I’m so often tempted to correct them, but I don’t 😂

I say ter mar ik but I ve definitly heard too mer ik

Sorry, haven't ever heard "tuemeric".

or even 'chewmeric'!