How do you pronounce Squirrel?

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Squirdel (Cavan pronunciation )

I think they pronounce them "Dinner" in Leitrim.

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This is the second thread tonight in which the differences in pronunciation of the word 'squirrel' have been highlighted. I never realised how hot a topic it was before!

donvito99 wrote: »

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Écurieul?

A mate of mine used to pronounce the above skwirdel. Funnily enough, he didn't pronounce Alouette Lark.

Silent q, thus properly pronounced it is 'swirl'.

Squereill how else is it pronounced as in a squer (sounds like a squashed square or reverse pural of queer (s appears before the word)) that is actual ill, that's a squerill

Well it make sense to me

Edit phonically it sounds that way, but it really dosen't help with the spelling at all

I love to hear how an oldtime Dublin Evening Herald vendor would pronounce "squirrel"!

a squearl :P

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

I love to hear how an oldtime Dublin Evening Herald vendor would pronounce "squirrel"!

In 2 seconds "headline of the day" lat (or toda) new her pres now (say it really quickly, you come up with some very interesting headlines) the news vendor always made me stop and buy one (it was a huge skill they had) It was half way between did I hear him right and it I did Wow (if I didn't what the hell am I'm missing) (human marketing at it's best. )

Eoin247 wrote: »

I don't get it

Just drop the "q", it means your now next. (Some gob****e said their was a Silent "q" in squerrill, "q" is a very quiet sound but it is very much there in squerrill, as in square and in queer, it's sound isn't as clipped as a "c" or "k", so it's a sweeter sounding "caaa" almost like a "co" sound but with a softer sound a cross between "co" and "ku" therefore "q" always has a "u" after it, it helps in how it's pronounced.

Edit by the way I'm dyselicix, and was thought phonically, I love the sounds and images of languages (I see pictures when people speak) but in fairness I would be the last person I would ask in now to pronounce anything. I thought the above was quite good though, although it's actually BS. I have a problem with does and dose, one is belonging to a group of people (or a group of female deers (image)), the other is a mispelling, it took me till I was 30 to realise that image. So really I'm not the best to quote in spelling

dgt wrote: »

Skrillex

Way to much star trex ideas there.

Deleted User wrote: »

Squiddle.

dad says it like this, didnt know if it was just a him thing or a tipp thing.

it is amusing when he is discussing the routine holiday visits back home;telling people he is going to ireland on the turd,they must be thinking he is either batsht crazy or its a rather novel form of transport.