How do you say LAWYER? (another pronunciation poll)

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Because these things entertain me... (if I left out any possible or actual pronunciations, just write 'em in)

Poll Results

Option	Votes
LOY-er	73
LAW-yer	13
LOY-ya	8
LAW-ya	0
LORE-yer	0
LORE-ya	0
LO-yer	0
LO-ya	0

― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Monday, 23 August 2010 15:19 (fifteen years ago)

"ambulance chaser," "shyster," etc. jokes go here...

― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Monday, 23 August 2010 15:20 (fifteen years ago)

lawyer

― bela guolaosi (cozen), Monday, 23 August 2010 15:31 (fifteen years ago)

Thur furst thing wee doo, letz kill orl thur loy-ers

― ledge, Monday, 23 August 2010 15:38 (fifteen years ago)

loy-er.

― Simon H., Monday, 23 August 2010 15:39 (fifteen years ago)

lay-urr

― the master of unlocking (San Te), Monday, 23 August 2010 15:39 (fifteen years ago)

who the fuck says LORE-ya?

― Simon H., Monday, 23 August 2010 15:40 (fifteen years ago)

Solicitor

― calumerio, Monday, 23 August 2010 15:57 (fifteen years ago)

Loy-er, loy-yer

― Un peu d'Eire, ça fait toujours Dublin (Michael White), Monday, 23 August 2010 15:59 (fifteen years ago)

yeah loy-yer

― iatee, Monday, 23 August 2010 15:59 (fifteen years ago)

i say it that way ^^^^. lots of southerners like to say it "law-yer" though.

― the master of unlocking (San Te), Monday, 23 August 2010 16:01 (fifteen years ago)

i am not sure if i say law-yer or loy-er.

― the depressed-saggy-japanese-salaryman of ilx posters (Will M.), Monday, 23 August 2010 16:02 (fifteen years ago)

law-yer

― i am giving you the caesar salad of compliments (Nijoli), Monday, 23 August 2010 16:03 (fifteen years ago)

law-yer

― baseball michael jordan (crüt), Monday, 23 August 2010 16:04 (fifteen years ago)

Attorney.

― Sauvignon Blanc Mange (B.L.A.M.), Monday, 23 August 2010 16:10 (fifteen years ago)

It's probly more of a LOY-uh tbh

― 'ray Clamence (Noodle Vague), Monday, 23 August 2010 16:24 (fifteen years ago)

weee ah dooly appointed federal loy-uhs

― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 23 August 2010 16:26 (fifteen years ago)

No choice for "LYE-er"?

― Aimless, Monday, 23 August 2010 16:30 (fifteen years ago)

Jesus, this has me questioning how I pronounce it. At least in terms of how I pronounce things, LAW-yer and LOY-er are very, very similar. I actually do say "attorney" most of the time though.

― meat by mistake (kkvgz), Monday, 23 August 2010 16:34 (fifteen years ago)

It's probly more of a LOY-uh tbh

yeah, LOY-schwa. /lɔɪə/.

― thomp, Monday, 23 August 2010 16:35 (fifteen years ago)

^ this. Except I would usually say solicitor.

xpost

― ailsa, Monday, 23 August 2010 16:36 (fifteen years ago)

Thanks, always forget what "schwa" is called.

― 'ray Clamence (Noodle Vague), Monday, 23 August 2010 16:41 (fifteen years ago)

No choice for "LYE-er"?

oh yeah.

who the fuck says LORE-ya?

i dunno. parts of the northeast-to-midwest? i'm just guessing. that's where i've heard LORE-yer.

― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Monday, 23 August 2010 17:53 (fifteen years ago)

"Loy-yer". The people who say "law-yer" also say "cot" and "caught" differently, right?

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 23 August 2010 17:56 (fifteen years ago)

What are those last two supposed to sound like? "Lo" as in "lo and behold"? I can't imagine anyone saying that.

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 23 August 2010 17:57 (fifteen years ago)

Being a Britishes I say "caught" and "cot" differently and pronounce it "loy-uh", not sure whether to click loy-er or loy-ya since I'm mostly non-rhotic but don't double the "y" sound

― vampire headphase (a passing spacecadet), Monday, 23 August 2010 18:00 (fifteen years ago)

I say cot and caught differently, but don't say law-yer. loy-er

― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Monday, 23 August 2010 18:01 (fifteen years ago)

Oh, I guess I say "loy-er".xposts

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 23 August 2010 18:02 (fifteen years ago)

I guess what I'm wondering is whether the people who say "law-yer" also pronounce "aw" differently from how I pronounce it (which is the same as, or close to, my "ah" and short "o" sounds). Because I'd be surprised to hear a native speaker pronouncing "lawyer" with my "aw" sound.

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 23 August 2010 18:10 (fifteen years ago)

"thief" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ha

― del griffith, Monday, 23 August 2010 18:17 (fifteen years ago)

To most English people the difference between LAW and LORE is obscure.

― Alba, Monday, 23 August 2010 18:21 (fifteen years ago)

LOI-yer; also cot rhymes with yacht and caught rhymes with ought

― Is it remotely possible that Shannara might have been good? (los blue jeans), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 04:09 (fifteen years ago)

It's neither LAW-yer nor LOY-yer, but some halfwayhouse bewteen the two stressed first syllables together with a twisting together of the W-y sound, so that it's barely even two syllables. But I have a fucked-up accent, which is why I say solicitor.

― calumerio, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 09:47 (fifteen years ago)

LOY-er. straight up. sometimes with a slight though discernable LAW-yerish inflection, but mostly just plain LOY-er. one who loys.

― a dystopian society awaits if we continue on this path. (contenderizer), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 09:56 (fifteen years ago)

loy-yer

― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 11:55 (fifteen years ago)

Loya.

― Madchen, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 12:09 (fifteen years ago)

Loyola

― It dreamed to Tom D. of the Caucasus (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 12:17 (fifteen years ago)

LOLYER

― Jeff, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 12:29 (fifteen years ago)

If I'm not thinking about it, I say "loy-yer." If I am, I say "law-yer," because I assume that "loy-er" is some kind of redneck rural Delaware way of saying it. Actually, honestly, I usually just try to avoid the whole issue and say "attorney."

Also, cot rhymes with yacht and caught I say like, "cawit" or something fucked up like that. I need to either stop moving places with distinct pronunciation styles, or stay in Chicago long enough that I'm all dis dat dese dose deep dish whatever.

― Jenny, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 12:55 (fifteen years ago)

("Cot", "caught", "yacht", and "ought" all rhyme for me.)

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 04:18 (fifteen years ago)

(My gf has two different vowels there where I have one so I know the sounds you're talking about.)

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 04:19 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Thursday, 26 August 2010 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

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