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lidlicker | 21:10 Tue 01st Apr 2008 | Body & Soul
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I always pronounce this TUNG, but my husband says it is TONG, who is right? He is a Yorkshireman though.
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I pronounce it as "tung", but then I'm a southerner. A "tong" to me would be a hairstyling tool.
I'm the same as Velvetee and I'm from the Midlands
It's definately a TONG and I'm from the Midlands...
It's tung.

Yorkshiremen are a bit close to Scotland to know how to speak properly.
Where I was born, out in't wilds, if anyone got a bit lippy, it was: "Put your tong back in your mouth young lady".
The Husband says: tung.
I guess by the spelling it should be like the french word, so TONG. But I say TUNG.
im a yorkshire lass, i pronouce it Tung, but depends which part of yorks hes from :)
basically depends on accent. I would say it tung
Tung. Liverpool.
Cumbria - and Tung

Only hear the odd person saying Tong
Tung- according to dictionary x
Well squirtle, I'm an odd person and I pronounce it tong too :)
Love your name though :)
I think this is a word that people pronounce differently no matter where you come from. It's like scone, some people pronounce this as scon. I used to say look, cook, book but my husband says it's luk cuk and buk.I'm from the North West of England, he's from the South.I say bath he says barth, I say bus he says bos.I don't think it matters who is right it's all down to preference.
A Lancashire Lass Here: I say Tong but my fellas from round here he says Tung? On the look, book, cook suggestion I pronounce as above but my dad says luke, buke, cuke???
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You pick things up with a TONG and you lick things with your TUNG, easy peasy.
^^^^ lmao at Red :)
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I didn't realise this would cause such controversy !

Very interesting - especially the book, look and cook !!

Thanks everyone.
Whereabouts in Yorkshire does your hubs come from? Is 'tong' from areas close to Lancashire? I come from Yorkshire and everyone I know there says tung, not tong.
A relative from Southampton always seemed to say cop, instead of cup. My friend in London says cap.
I agree - seems to be where you come from that makes pronunciations different, although I would've thought that Scarlett could be right.
The scones one made me smile. It HAS to be SC-OWN, doesn't it???? The "e" at the end effects the first vowel!

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