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Semi-related question: The VO on that video pronounces "hover" as "huvver" - is this a normal thing in the US, or regional? I ask, because I must have heard pod

Semi-related question: The VO on that video pronounces "hover" as "huvver" - is this a normal thing in the US, or regional? I ask, because I must have heard podcast ads for hover.com maybe 50 times before I eventually realised that it was "hover", and even then that was only because I saw them mentioned on here.

ljp_206 4y ago
As a West-coast American, I have only ever heard 'hover' as "huvver."
mikestew 4y ago
I've lived all over the U. S., and I can only offer a question: how else would you pronounce it if not "huvver"? Rhymes with "over" or "stove" is the only alternative I can come up with, and that can't be right (having never heard that pronunciation leave anyone's lips).
- tjader 4y ago
  https://youtu.be/13Eefjvd1A4?t=2269 https://youtu.be/13Eefjvd1A4?t=2269 Here's an example of a pronunciation with a more open first vowel. Wiktionary says that's usual in UK, /ˈhɒ.və(ɹ)/ vs /ˈhʌ.vɚ/ in the US.
  - drcongo 4y ago
    Thanks, I wish I could read those pronunciations.
    - justsomehnguy 4y ago
      Oh come on! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English
      - jazzyjackson 4y ago
        might as well link to the wikipedia on how to pronounce pinyin that article doesn't explain ɚ at all, btw
        justsomehnguy 4y ago
        The problem here isn't in the lack of knowledge of IPA pronuncation by a native English speakers, but in the lack of... willingness? To explore and learn new things. Sure, my accent is attrocious, but at least I have an idea how /something/ could sound - only because I bothered to select the word, click RMB and choose 'Search on the web for $selection'
- drcongo 4y ago
  Thanks, the YouTube clip linked below is how it's pronounced in the UK. Given how much exposure we get to US voices over here it's rare to find a word whose pronunciation throws me.
sandworm101 4y ago
I was talking to a texan work associate at a conference. He was always right-wing politically but that day he kept complaining about all the turbans around California. For a few minutes I thought he had gone full crazy racist. He was actually saying turbines, all those stupid turbines he saw from the plane spoiling the view.
- cplusplusfellow 4y ago
  Interesting that you stereotyped him that way.

ljp_206 4y ago

As a West-coast American, I have only ever heard 'hover' as "huvver."

mikestew 4y ago

I've lived all over the U. S., and I can only offer a question: how else would you pronounce it if not "huvver"? Rhymes with "over" or "stove" is the only alternative I can come up with, and that can't be right (having never heard that pronunciation leave anyone's lips).

tjader 4y ago
https://youtu.be/13Eefjvd1A4?t=2269 https://youtu.be/13Eefjvd1A4?t=2269 Here's an example of a pronunciation with a more open first vowel. Wiktionary says that's usual in UK, /ˈhɒ.və(ɹ)/ vs /ˈhʌ.vɚ/ in the US.
- drcongo 4y ago
  Thanks, I wish I could read those pronunciations.
  - justsomehnguy 4y ago
    Oh come on! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English
    - jazzyjackson 4y ago
      might as well link to the wikipedia on how to pronounce pinyin that article doesn't explain ɚ at all, btw
      - justsomehnguy 4y ago
        The problem here isn't in the lack of knowledge of IPA pronuncation by a native English speakers, but in the lack of... willingness? To explore and learn new things. Sure, my accent is attrocious, but at least I have an idea how /something/ could sound - only because I bothered to select the word, click RMB and choose 'Search on the web for $selection'
drcongo 4y ago
Thanks, the YouTube clip linked below is how it's pronounced in the UK. Given how much exposure we get to US voices over here it's rare to find a word whose pronunciation throws me.

sandworm101 4y ago

I was talking to a texan work associate at a conference. He was always right-wing politically but that day he kept complaining about all the turbans around California. For a few minutes I thought he had gone full crazy racist. He was actually saying turbines, all those stupid turbines he saw from the plane spoiling the view.

cplusplusfellow 4y ago
Interesting that you stereotyped him that way.