Talk:tooth
Pronunciation[edit]
‘tuth’ (with the PUT vowel) is a widespread, perhaps even predominant, pronunciation in Birmingham and South East Wales but much rarer in the rest of the (English) Midlands outside of Birmingham. Stacey (from Swansea) can be heard saying ‘tuthbrush’ in the very first episode of Gavin and Stacey. I’m originally from Birmingham but when I worked in Coventry I only knew 2 other people who said it like I do - one was from Coventry itself and the other from Leicestershire. This pronunciation is occasionally also found in the Black Country and apparently in Worcestershire - I know that because I heard Mark Williams (actor), from Bromsgrove, use this pronunciation while playing the title role in Father Brown (2013 TV Series). I spoke to two North Walians once, both from St. Asaph, who insisted that neither they nor anyone else in that town said ‘tuth’ or ‘yur’ in the Brummie/South Wales manner, so ‘tuth’ may be a regionally restricted pronunciation within Wales. Overlordnat1 (talk) 10:13, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
- Interestingly Brenda Blethyn says this in Vera (TV series) (S3E1) where she plays a Northumbrian detective. Apparently this must just be a slip-up on the actresses part though, according to someone I just discussed it with on YouTube. --Overlordnat1 (talk) 21:41, 4 June 2023 (UTC)