How do you pronounce 'Durham'?

JustOneMoreThing

Is it 'Duhram' like how you pronounce 'duh'.

Or is it 'Dewram' like how you pronounce 'dew'.

(edited 4 years ago)

Reply 1

username1208193

Durham = Duh-rum.

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Reply 2

JustOneMoreThing

Original post by SubZero~

Durham = Duh-rum.

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Original post by JustOneMoreThing

Is it 'Duhram' like how you pronounce 'duh'.

Or is it 'Dewram' like how you pronounce 'dew'.

[ˈdʌ,ɹəm] or [ˈdɜˌɹəm], depending on your region's accent.

Reply 5

NinjaBurger1337

Original post by PhoenixFortune

[ˈdʌ,ɹəm] or [ˈdɜˌɹəm], depending on your region's accent.

the **** does that mean lol?

Dur-rum

Who on Earth pronounces it "Dewram"??

Reply 8

PhoenixFortune

Original post by NinjaBurger1337

the **** does that mean lol?

It's 'Durham' written using the International Phonetic Alphabet - it's a way of writing the sounds and pronunciation of spoken language as text.

It's used in dictionaries and on Wikipedia whenever a word requires an non-intuitive pronunciation compared to its written spelling.