Yet Another Pronunciation Spinoff: Water

[Julie's Haircut]

No poll necessary.

In these parts, it's always been wood-er.

And the device which delivers wooder is either a faucet or a spickit (not spigot.)

 

[PollyannaMom]

I'm not even sure how to type the pronunciation, but it definitely has a T in it here! I guess:

wauh - ter

 

[kimblebee]

I say wader (like water but a d sound instead of a t sound)

My mom has lived everywhere and has a really mixed up accent. She says woo-da.

 

[Skippy918]

With my heavy ny accent it's waw-ta.

 

[Hikergirl]

H2O

 

[L&Lfan]

I say WAHder, with the t pronounced more like a d.

 

[Felicis]

War ter here. I am a kiwi.

 

[DopeyDame]

No poll necessary.

In these parts, it's always been wood-er.

And the device which delivers wooder is either a faucet or a spickit (not spigot.)

Ahhhh.... the Philly accent. How I've missed you!

 

[Vijoge]

Forget spickit lol My granddaughter says fostick

 

[Erzengel]

I pronounce it "wadder".

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Wa wa.

 

[RedAngie]

Ahhhh.... the Philly accent. How I've missed you!

Yeah, I grew up pronouncing it wood-er too. When I lived in California people would sometimes smirk or not recognize what I was talking about.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

wotter (like otter but with a w and definitely a t sound rather than a d); the delivery device is a faucet

 

[amberpi]

I'm a wotter like otter too, and faucet if inside and spigot if outside. I've never heard of a spickit and that sounds like something that would come out of the South! I'm pretty well versed in rural Southern colloquialism despite really wishing I could use those brain cells for something else I hate incorrect grammar, and even in text have to fix "your" and "you're" autocorrect fails. Because I'm Southern and have always worked with predominantly northern/west coast/overseas individuals, I try really hard to make sure I use correct diction, even if I have an accent. My professional communiques are usually perfect, but I wish my fingers could keep up with personal/silly ones, the way my brain does. Stupid fingers.

 

[Marchand63]

Wah ter or just watch any Mark Wahlberg movie

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

I'm from Florida and say "spicket".
Water like otter though.

 

[MrsDuck]

Water like otter... I'm from FL.

 

[Christine]

What-er

 

[BlueStarryHat]

No poll necessary.

In these parts, it's always been wood-er.

And the device which delivers wooder is either a faucet or a spickit (not spigot.)

Yep, Wooder and Spickit.

 

[Wendy31]

I think, most of the time, I say "WAH-der". The soft "d" sound is really close though to the soft "t" sound though.

Lots of time, w/ just my family, I'll say "wor-ter" just to be funny.

My mom is from North Alabama, &, as I've gotten older, I've noticed more & more the "north Alabama" coming out in my voice. My grandmother (my mom's mother) would say "wor-ter" in her soft, Alabaman accent.

Inside, the water comes out of a faucet. Outside, it comes out of a spigot - pronounced "spick-it".