# POLL: How do you pronounce the word "mushy"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-pronounce-the-word-mushy/959716>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 18, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-pronounce-the-word-mushy/959716 "2022-02-18T01:20:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 7

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**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-pronounce-the-word-mushy/959716/121 "2022-02-25T17:19:07Z")

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Are the vowel sounds in “book” and “push” different to your ear?

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-pronounce-the-word-mushy/959716/122 "2022-02-25T18:36:01Z")

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Yes, they’re different

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