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So, I've now learnt that I've been pronouncing "plover" wrong (I thought it rhymes with "clover", not "lover"). Also, is it just me that immediately thinks of

• everybodyknows 4y ago
  American Heritage dictionary says either pronunciation is acceptable: https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=plover&submit.x=45&submit.y=22 https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=plover&submit.x=...
  • vouaobrasil 4y ago
    Perhaps, but almost every birder would look at you strangely if you pronounced it like pl-oh-ver. Plover rhyming with lover is universal amongst birders.
• grahamplace 4y ago
  I've always said ploh-ver (rhymes with clover), but that comes not from any birding experience, but from drinking Andytown's Snowy Plovers[1]. I believe the staff there has always said ploh-ver as well, but it's been a while and I could be mistaken. Seems like jury is out amongst birders[2] [1] https://thebolditalic.com/the-snowy-plover-is-the-tastiest-drink-in-san-francisco-the-bold-italic-san-francisco-5907ec59a2c9 https://thebolditalic.com/the-snowy-plover-is-the-tastiest-d... [2] https://www.10000birds.com/ploverpronunciationpoll.htm https://www.10000birds.com/ploverpronunciationpoll.htm