A question of pronunciation

[chickenfeet]

Inspired by forthright I thought I'd ask some questions about English pronunciation. How do you pronounce the following:

[Poll #663848]

Comments

[lemur-catta.livejournal.com]

I knew someone (not a pirate) who said 'warsh' for wash. Appropriately, they were from the state of Warshington. Never heard Seattleites say it that way though...

[nanila]

My grandparents said "warsh." They lived in Washington state for over twenty years, though they claimed they'd brought the pronunciation with them from the east coast.

(Also, I love your icon. The Doubtful Guest!)

[lemur-catta.livejournal.com]

I've betrayed a great liking for peering up flues and, for peeling the soles off my white canvass shoes!

[helianthas.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my grandfather used to say "Warsh" and "terlet" (for toilet) and "strawr" for straw.
He was hardcore brooklyn-Italian saying "toidy-toid and toid" and all that.
Sadly, my grandmother still occasionally calles me "Deener" which drives me fucking bananas, but when you're 90 and grew up in brooklyn we can forgive you for saying, "Deener, come to dinnah!"

[lemur-catta.livejournal.com]

My Dad's mother, Jewish ,from the Bronx and later, Queens, said 'terlet' for toilet and
'tweety boid' :)

[albionwood.livejournal.com]

He was merely adhering to the Law of Conservation of R's.