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How do you pronounce "Fluther?"?

Asked by Mamradpivo (9665points) February 21st, 2009 from iPhone

I like to think of it as “Floother,” with a soft th sound (like in “tooth.” But I’m pretty sure I’m wrong. How do you say it in your head? And does it even matter?

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TaoSan's avatar

Rhymes with “Mother”

LouisianaGirl's avatar

Fluh ther
at least that how i pronounce it

Mamradpivo's avatar

Now I know, thanks.

fireside's avatar

Fluther is pronounced /‘flʌ ðɚ/

scamp's avatar

Click on the little megaphone and you will hear it!

RandomMrdan's avatar

I thought it was pronounced the same way as you, but TaoSan is right, it rhymes with mother.

In fact, I remember asking this same very question.

fireside's avatar

@scamp – lol, well that didn’t work, each microphone makes it sound different : P

RandomMrdan's avatar

@fireside it’s a pronunciation using two different dialects. British and American.

scamp's avatar

@fireside I saw the flags, and should have thought of that!! I probably just confused the asker even more now!! OOOPS :P I have no speakers on my work computer

TaoSan's avatar

Funny, last time it was asked it got almost the exact same answer first, haha.

gailcalled's avatar

(And the three times before that, as it happens.)

jbfletcherfan's avatar

And it STILL rhymes with mother!!

chelseababyy's avatar

Flutha.

JERSEY ACCEEEEEEEEENT BAYBEE.

90s_kid's avatar

I read somewhere in the guidelines that it is “Fl(uh)ther.”
I always (and by habit today) still call it Fl(oo)ther., but trying to stop…

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