# Floor-i-duh, Floor-duh or Flahr-duh **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 12, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658 "2011-05-12T15:25:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lady)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/1 "2011-05-12T15:25:19Z")
The 50 Cent thread got me to thinking about other words that are pronounced differently by different people, so, how do you pronounce ‘Florida’? I guess I pronounce it something like ‘Flahr-duh.’ I’m a native, but my mom has a very Southern accent, which may have influenced my lazy speech habits. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/2 "2011-05-12T15:36:53Z")
Floor-i-duh. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/3 "2011-05-12T15:43:55Z")
It’s definitely three syllables and it does not in “duh.” That A is there for a reason. ---
**Author:** ![Lorski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Lorski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorski)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/4 "2011-05-12T15:47:18Z")
I have a southern accent (very noticeable). I say floor-da, or sometimes floor a dah. ---
**Author:** ![classyladyhp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@classyladyhp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/classyladyhp)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/5 "2011-05-12T15:48:12Z")
The first option for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmy_Gibbler)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/6 "2011-05-12T15:51:47Z")
I, who was raised in South Florida, pronounce it **FLOOR-i-dah**. My relatives in NY/NJ/CT are split between pronouncing it **FLAHR-i-dah** and **FLOOR-i-dah** , with mostly older people using the first pronunciation. I pronunce the name of the musician: **Floh RYE-dah** ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/7 "2011-05-12T15:57:46Z")
I picked the first option because, while I’m not sure about the vowel sounds, I absolutely, unequivaocably pronounce it with three syllables, and come to think of it, I can’t remember ever hearing anyone pronounce it with only two. ---
**Author:** ![CateAyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@CateAyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CateAyo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/8 "2011-05-12T15:59:58Z")
first option and I’m a native ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/9 "2011-05-12T16:15:42Z")
> [@Laughing\_Lady](#): > > The 50 Cent thread got me to thinking about other words that are pronounced differently by different people, so, how do you pronounce ‘Florida’? I guess I pronounce it something like ‘Flahr-duh.’ I’m a native, but my mom has a very Southern accent, which may have influenced my lazy speech habits. Mine is between Flahr-duh and Flah-duh. You might have also included the one that even more-Southern ladies use: Flaw-duh, or even worse: Flaw-ah-duh Looks like the Yankees will win this one! ---
**Author:** ![Wheeljack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@Wheeljack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheeljack)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/10 "2011-05-12T16:15:44Z")
Floor-dah. Native. ETA: I can’t decide if that’s the same as “Floor-duh” and now that I’ve said it fifty times I’m more confused than ever. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/11 "2011-05-12T16:18:27Z")
I like to say Floor-i-darrrrrrrrrrr! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/12 "2011-05-12T16:27:30Z")
No option for the “Flahr-i-duh” folks? I don’t say it that way but I hear that more often than “Flahr-duh.” ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/13 "2011-05-12T16:35:02Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > No option for the “Flahr-i-duh” folks? I don’t say it that way but I hear that more often than “Flahr-duh.” That’s the option I was looking for ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/14 "2011-05-12T16:58:45Z")
Floh-rih-duh. I live here, although I’m not a native. ---
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/15 "2011-05-12T17:11:42Z")
It always surprises me how many people say Flar-ri-da. Steve Inskeep on NPR does, and I think I heard another NPR reporter say it that way. I am from the South and it makes me cringe. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/16 "2011-05-12T18:22:37Z")
> [@flickster](#): > > That’s the option I was looking for +1 ---
**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/17 "2011-05-12T18:27:14Z")
Flahr-i-duh ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/18 "2011-05-12T18:29:39Z")
I alternate between dropping and pronouncing the middle syllable. I’ve never been consistant with my dialect. ETA: Come to think of it, I think I randomly use all three options in the poll. ---
**Author:** ![Gus\_Gusterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gus\_Gusterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Gusterson)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/19 "2011-05-12T19:21:52Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > No option for the “Flahr-i-duh” folks? I don’t say it that way but I hear that more often than “Flahr-duh.” > [@flickster](#): > > That’s the option I was looking for Me too. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658/20 "2011-05-12T19:29:48Z")
Been in Florida since I was 12 and I say something in between Flohr-i-duh and Flohr-i-dih. The latter especially if I am speaking fast. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-i-duh-floor-duh-or-flahr-duh/581658.md?page=2)