Poll: How do you say twat?
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Like the dictionary says, with an "ah" sound, rhymes with hot. The only way I've ever heard it said.
OK, this brings up another question... How do you pronounce hot? Because with the exception of the supposedly english pronunciation in the second link (no-one in the UK says it like that), it all sounds like twat, to rhyme with hat.ravensheart18 said:
Like "Hat".
T-w-at.
How does that even end up with an "ot" sound at the end?
Can you find me some media (and not just a youtube of you and some friends recorded and uploaded after me asking) with people pronouncing this word that way? I can't think of a single example.
"At" is also a harsher sound which matches better with its usual use as a swearword or insult.
PS As a Brit, and feeling reasonably sure in my conviction that the word arose from these shores, I wouldn't trust Merriam-Webster's word on it. What does the OED say on this?
Also do make sure you're not misreading the IPA symbols, sometimes they use an english letter to represent a somewhat unintuitive sound.
(And finally, there are some WIERD accents knocking about - I wouldn't be too surprised to find somewhere that mixes up the pronunciation of Hat and Hot...)
T-w-at.
How does that even end up with an "ot" sound at the end?
Can you find me some media (and not just a youtube of you and some friends recorded and uploaded after me asking) with people pronouncing this word that way? I can't think of a single example.
"At" is also a harsher sound which matches better with its usual use as a swearword or insult.
PS As a Brit, and feeling reasonably sure in my conviction that the word arose from these shores, I wouldn't trust Merriam-Webster's word on it. What does the OED say on this?
Also do make sure you're not misreading the IPA symbols, sometimes they use an english letter to represent a somewhat unintuitive sound.
(And finally, there are some WIERD accents knocking about - I wouldn't be too surprised to find somewhere that mixes up the pronunciation of Hat and Hot...)
I don't quite understand - why would I say "twot" if it's spelled "twat"?
Oh, I presume that's the American pronunciation of "hot" where it sounds a bit like "haht"?
Oh, I presume that's the American pronunciation of "hot" where it sounds a bit like "haht"?
*meh* That's fair enough, but there's even pronunciation conflict with other words, purely because of the number of ways in which vowels can be vocalised e.g. tomato ('ah' or 'ei').ravensheart18 said:
This is why I like German... few (if any) exceptions in pronunciation.
You must say it with a great big false British accent the kind that makes your friends think why is he making such a fool of himself i hope i dont do that but sure enough they join in and say it at every chance
Just watch Zero Punctuation! He uses the word whenever he can't come up with a crude, yet funny, analogy.
When i lived in Ohio it was "twat"
I live in Texas now and it is "twot"
I always assumed it was a southern U.S. thing to say twot.
I live in Texas now and it is "twot"
I always assumed it was a southern U.S. thing to say twot.
I think we've already established that pronunciation is based on a more regional setting and neither is really wrong.
My answer is that I don't say the word, it can be a rather hurtful term and I have no need to call anybody that
But seriously, to all you people going "Um, it's got "at" in it so clearly it's Hat. Are you all idiots?" Shutup. As someone already pointed out, how do you say the word swat? Vowels have have more than one sound, it varies from word to word.
If you pronounce it to rhyme with Hat, that's fine. But don't act like everyone who doesn't is an idiot who doesn't grasp the language.
My answer is that I don't say the word, it can be a rather hurtful term and I have no need to call anybody that
But seriously, to all you people going "Um, it's got "at" in it so clearly it's Hat. Are you all idiots?" Shutup. As someone already pointed out, how do you say the word swat? Vowels have have more than one sound, it varies from word to word.
If you pronounce it to rhyme with Hat, that's fine. But don't act like everyone who doesn't is an idiot who doesn't grasp the language.
