# Can we say ewww?????

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-say-ewww/98007>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 13, 2002, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-say-ewww/98007 "2002-03-13T06:01:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-say-ewww/98007/1 "2002-03-13T06:01:10Z")

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The title of this thread in the Pit ( [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=103361](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=103361) ) prompts the following:

u  
you  
yew  
ewe  
hew  
hue  
hugh

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**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-say-ewww/98007/2 "2002-03-13T06:17:00Z")

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Hmm, I’d say “eeew” is pronounced more like “eeeeoooo” than “you.”

Also, I pronounce the h in the last three words in the list.

I need to quit procrastinating and get to work, but I’d rather not.