Roof vs. Hoof

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  1. corduroy

    corduroy Member

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    I'm just wondering how people in different parts of the country say these words... I pronounce Roof and Hoof with a OO sound like in BOO, or GOO, or TOOth...
     
    corduroy, Jun 30, 2005
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  3. interval_illusion

    interval_illusion Deceased

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    cOOfee
     
    interval_illusion, Jun 30, 2005
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  5. corduroy

    corduroy Member

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    Coffee only has on O... Duh ;)
     
    corduroy, Jun 30, 2005
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  7. corduroy

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    Just a random thought, just a random thought....
     
    corduroy, Jun 30, 2005
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  9. tigerlily

    tigerlily proud mama

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    roof i pronounce like how you said... hoof more like... hmmm hard to type out.. maybe somewhere between huff and hoof...?
     
    tigerlily, Jun 30, 2005
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  11. corduroy

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    Yeah, I was the only person that pronounced hoof with the double OO sound.... Oh what part of the country are you from Tigerlilly?
     
    corduroy, Jun 30, 2005
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  13. Jes-Wan

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    how about broom ?
     
    Jes-Wan, Jun 30, 2005
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