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How do you pronounce "iron"?

DeniseM

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I have been listening to a golf equipment commercial on the radio in which the person speaking pronounces "iron" as "I-Run." I have always heard it pronounced more like "I-urn."

Is "I-Run" a regional pronunciation somewhere?
 
If I am reading the word aloud, I would probably say Ir-un or I-run and then I might correct myself because it sounds funny. If I am speaking of iron without reading it, I pronounce it I-urn.
 
Yes, I-run is a colloquialism (sp?) in some places -- where naybors might also call it an "ahrrn" (slightly like a pirate maht do). It's a four-letter word with multiple pronounciations. :D :D (tho maybe not as many as "oil").
 
Here on Long Island we say I-urn.
 
Bugs Bunny always said I-ron FWIW :D
 
I grew up on LI, lived in upstate NY for most of my adult life and now live in Boston. I say I-urn.
 
Long Island, being the center of the universe....and the outskirts of the True capital of the US(Wall street) the only pronunciation that matters is the one from there...:D

I-urn
 
DeniseM said:
I have been listening to a golf equipment commercial on the radio in which the person speaking pronounces "iron" as "I-Run." I have always heard it pronounced more like "I-urn."

Is "I-Run" a regional pronunciation somewhere?
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Ironic, isn't it?
 
In Pittsburgh it is pronounced "iurn" as if it were a single syllable.
 
I am Eastern European, so I say "I-ruon". :D
 
I-urn grew up in Minn.
 
I think mine comes out more like 'iyurn'. With the 'y' almost silent. But then everybody knows that people from the Intermountain West speak perfect unaccented American English :)

Jim Ricks
 
I don't know but when we use Iron grip duct sealer. I tell people you know why they call it Iron Grip because it grips like i urn.
 
This explains it!

ampaholic said:
Bugs Bunny always said I-ron FWIW :D
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My husband and I (midwesterners) say i-urn, so we were curious when our son (now 12) starting saying I-ron. Now I know where that came from. Thanks, TUG:)
 
I also say iyurn as do most people where I live but dh grew up in the same town and says Irun. Guess it doesn't really matter as long as each knows what the other one means.
 
Even though I grew up in Washington state, both parents are from Brooklyn and therefore I'm never sure if I sometimes pronounce my words with a little brooklyn accent.
 
Ridewithme38 said:
Long Island, being the center of the universe....and the outskirts of the True capital of the US(Wall street) the only pronunciation that matters is the one from there...:D

I-urn
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No one would ever accuse Long Island of being a place where words are pronounced properly.
 
If its Lovey pressing the clothes we call it an ( i-earn) or ( i -urn).

When were speaking of whats left in the golf bag to golf with Im usually calling them every thing but irons.
 
I pronounce it "eye-yearn." I think I have one or two of them somewhere in the basement....haven't seen them or looked for them in years :eek:

I have a timeshare friend who has a clothes press permanently set up and does laundry and pressing every day - she says it's very relaxing.
 
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Ridewithme38 said:
Long Island, being the center of the universe....and the outskirts of the True capital of the US(Wall street) the only pronunciation that matters is the one from there...:D

I-urn
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Where on the Island do you live? Here at exit 63 (Holtsville) we reach the True capital via Ronkonkoma RR Station :wave:
 
I think it was the Chirelles that sang "I got up in the morning and my hear stoood still you do ron ron, you do ron ron. Now, they pronounced ron as R ON - NOT R UN. I think that is pretty much definitive.
 
pgnewarkboy said:
I think it was the Chirelles that sang "I got up in the morning and my hear stoood still you do ron ron, you do ron ron. Now, they pronounced ron as R ON - NOT R UN. I think that is pretty much definitive.
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Wow, I was pretty far off on this one as far as the group and exact lyrics go. It was the Crystals and the lyrics were:

I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still
da doo ron ron da doo ron ron
Somebody told me that his name was Bill
da doo ron ron da doo ron ron


This is , however, still the definitive answer to your question. The correct pronunciation of Ron is always pronounced R -ON and NEVER R-UN or any other deviation.
 
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