# Argh! An udder is a part of a cow, the word you want is utter! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 14, 2008, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-an-udder-is-a-part-of-a-cow-the-word-you-want-is-utter/437567 "2008-02-14T05:12:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-an-udder-is-a-part-of-a-cow-the-word-you-want-is-utter/437567/21 "2008-02-15T09:47:32Z")
I think they had bedder. ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-an-udder-is-a-part-of-a-cow-the-word-you-want-is-utter/437567/22 "2008-02-15T14:07:26Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] Oh, goodie, people are just going to milk this for all its worth. And I’m betting the poor pun displays we’ve seen are still the cream of the crop! What are the odds things get worse before they get better? I’d say half-and-half. [/QUOTE] Quit spoiling the fun! ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-an-udder-is-a-part-of-a-cow-the-word-you-want-is-utter/437567/23 "2008-02-15T14:59:24Z")
I read the title of this thread and the first thing I thought was: What happens when a cow tries to jump over a barb-wire fence? Udder destruction. (I’m just surprised nobody beat me to it) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-an-udder-is-a-part-of-a-cow-the-word-you-want-is-utter/437567/24 "2008-02-16T06:56:47Z")
Every time I see someone type “udder” when they mean “utter”, I cry plaintiffly. Yeah, been seeing that one a lot lately, too. “Plaintiff” when they mean “plaintive”. I blame our litigious society. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-an-udder-is-a-part-of-a-cow-the-word-you-want-is-utter/437567/25 "2008-02-16T07:07:28Z")
But so many plaintiffs ARE plaintive. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-an-udder-is-a-part-of-a-cow-the-word-you-want-is-utter/437567/26 "2008-02-16T17:29:08Z")
Some people, maybe there cows do have utters. You just have to look under their to see them. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-an-udder-is-a-part-of-a-cow-the-word-you-want-is-utter/437567/27 "2008-02-18T09:17:01Z")
I decided that, by **lowing** my standards, I might be able tp post in this thread before we all **moove** on. It **behooves** me however to try and **steer** you all clear of further misdeeds, at the risk of being **branded** a **futty-dutty**. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-an-udder-is-a-part-of-a-cow-the-word-you-want-is-utter/437567/28 "2008-02-18T09:31:03Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] Now getting back to the subject at hand – Get it? At hand. Udders. Milking – I actually pronounce the Ts in “utter” as Ts myself. I say “utter” and not “udder.” [/QUOTE] Given there’s people Out There who skip half their T’s (I don’t mean the drink with the cloud of milk), turning “20” into “tweeny” and “can’t” into “can” (of condensed milk?), I’m surprised I still haven’t seen anybody write “ur” for “utter”. Or maybe “u’re”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-an-udder-is-a-part-of-a-cow-the-word-you-want-is-utter/437567.md?page=1)