Re: YAEPT: Enuf is Enuf: Some Peepl Thru with Dificult Spelingz

Tristan Alexander McLeay wrote:
> > > [*]: It's not so much the fact that Americans don't distinguish the
> > > qualities in "curry" and "furry" that doesn't cease to surprise me....
I've been wondering about this. Is it possible that British(-based) speech
uses a more [6]-like vowel in "curry (the food)", somewhat closer I think to
the actual Indian (?) and Malay (['kari]) pronunciation??? After all, you're
much more exposed to it than we are.  What vowel do you use, then, in the
expression "to curry favour", or when "currying" i.e. using a "curry-comb"
on your horse? For me as for Mark, these all have the same vowel and are
perfect rhymes-- along with hurry, blurry, slurry, jury, Murray et Al.

Anything resembling authentic (or even faux) Indian cuisine is hard to find
over here, except in major cities or university towns.

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