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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Closer to sewer, or "doer" or "fewer". Compress it to one syllable. Think "ooh" not "ohh".

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm not... correcting you, I'm just explaining that I never hear anyone pronouncing tour such that it rhymes with either pronunciation of sewer.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You said you'd never heard it that way, I just wanted to clarify that I communicated the right pronunciation since "sewer" is a bit more drawn out than I meant to imply. All good

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Sorry, I was a little defensive because some others seemed to think I was arguing with you. Your explanation made sense, though.