Raymond Brown wrote:
> I still hear the occasional /'tO:t@s/, thank heavens.
I've ONLY ever heard /tort@s/ or /tortIs/
> >but I'd have
> >thought I'm close to being the only /'t3:kwOIs/ sayer.
>
> No, that's how I've always pronounced it - and still do.
That's close to my pronunciation: /tr=kojz/
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