texasmama Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 REE-el-ter, emphasis on the first syllable. Midwest.This. Lifelong Texan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I tend to over pronounce so it often comes out as real-a-ter but the "a" barely gets said at all, so maybe real-ter too. *Mentioned up-thread.... Place names being pronounced very differently than they are spelled or how the original town/city's name is pronounced is one of my pet peeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Real-ter if I am just chatting and talking fast. If I am speaking more purposefully, then Real-tore. My mom was a Realtor for years, so that is likely where I got my pronunciation. Right or wrong, this is how it was said in my home. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I'd happily accept any recommendations of where to start. :) Well, this is gonna sound really stupid (really, really stupid) but I actually got my start with the Language Construction Kit (online version, free). I'm aware of how dumb that sounds. Of course, this is when I was quite young. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartlikealion Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I think it's one of those words where I flip flop. Sometimes I say it one way, sometimes another. I actually really don't like saying it as it's an awkward word to me. Rill-tore Rill-a-tore I think I can hear myself saying "reel" or "real" Ok I think I also flip flop with endings... "er" or "tore" I think adding the sound in the middle is based on what I've heard over my life. And that may have even been on HGTV, I dunno. I think this word is said many ways. I say "eye" "urn" but it's a four letter word to be avoided ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I also say irun, and that is normal here. Are you in New England? No, Pacific Northwest, but travelled. My great grandmother was originally from New York though. I mean... Assuming we get our language through the maternal line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Forever I said real-a-tor, and then my dingy mom corrected me by saying "everyone" now says "real-ter." (She and I don't get along and she was thrilled to find a reason to correct me.) At first I couldn't even hear the difference. Alley I think that is it. People don't even hear the difference. I have run into a lot of people lately who have said real-a-door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) DS8 used to have a hard time with his "s" sound. His name is Samson. He'd say his name was "yam-yun". I wish I had it on video. My 5yo still says breakfast with a /t/ instead of an /f/. I'll miss it when he starts saying it correctly (which can't be too long, I'd imagine, since he'll say it correctly when reading the word). ETA: reel-ter, but I'm foreign, so for most words I just use phonics to pronounce them. I think I also say irun. My first year in the US I once had a speech and communication major comment on how I pronounce words *very* clearly. ETA2: I think a lot of people suck at phonics. Like, my wife completely butchers place names like Cheektowaga or Scajaquada. I'm talking about putting the consonants in the wrong order. I'm not 100% sure how the vowels are supposed to be pronounced, but it's plenty obvious what order the consonants are in. Edited April 17, 2016 by luuknam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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