Do you pronounce the word "ornery" with the first 'r', or "onery" without the 'r' and a short 'o' sound like awnry?
I grew up pronouncing it "onery", but I know that's not really the right way.
"ornery"
"onery/awnry"
Other - explain
Do you pronounce the word "ornery" with the first 'r', or "onery" without the 'r' and a short 'o' sound like awnry?
I grew up pronouncing it "onery", but I know that's not really the right way.
Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. - Dr. Seuss
Mostly not at all. Bit of an obscure word round my parts.
Because I'm an Aussie, I pronounce it the same as Yosemite Sam, you dog-blasted, ornery, no-account, long-eared varmint.
Because I am a Turk, I haven't even heard of the word "ornery"
You might be pronouncing it that way because of its similarity to "onerous".
I don't pronounce ornery often (as I am not a native speaker) but when I do it's "ornery".
I say it with a silent E (orn-ree), dunno if thats correct- sounds correct..
So i guess from my point of view "ornery" is correct.
Had to look for the meaning in the dictionary (not a native speaker). I guess I would pronounce it "or-neh-ree".
(English pronunciation may be confusing sometimes, when one is not familiar with certain words ).
Same here.
Which reminds me...
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