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[froggy_dear]

I've noticed that folks around here pronounce the word "measure" differently than I. The first time I heard it, I assumed that maybe the person saying it was from Canada. But no, born and raised in Central Washington.

I say measure sort of like "meh-zure," and had assumed this to be normal.
Folks round here say "May-zure." The difference being the pronunciation of the first vowel.

What's with that? Does it occur elsewhere in the country?

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[drcristin.livejournal.com]

In Northeast Ohio most people say meh-zure. But I have heard the other occasionally (maybe from people who are from somewhere else?).

--jeff

[(Anonymous)]

I had a professor from the northwest somewhere, who said "maysher" and "Wershington" and "roh-butt" (robot). I think it has to do with the motion of the tongue when you make the "eh" (and "ah") vowel sound, you have to do this weird thing with drawing down the center and curling up the sides of the tongue back near the molars, but in saying "maysher" and "wershington" your tongue stays more up in the center of your mouth. That is my unscientific conjecture (VOWEL SCIENCE!). I have no ideas for the reason for "roh-butt", but I like it.