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Warship is pronounced like worship, but worship is not pronounced like warship. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by CaptainMcMonkey to c/showerthoughts
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Warship “wor ship” and worship “wur ship”.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

That depends on the accent, tbh.

In my area, the ship on the sea is more like whar or wahr, and worship is more were-ship as in "it were a ship for war", and not a person that changes into a ship at the full moon; or wurship, depending on how you pronounce your "u"s

Then again, we also pronounce where in multiple ways, depending on exactly what town and county you're from. It can be said as war, whar, whir, or way-ur

[–] Iusedtobeanadventurer 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I pronounce them the same. Grew up on the west coast.

[–] teft 6 points 11 months ago

I pronounce them the same. Grew up on the east coast.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I pronounce them differently, and I grew up on the West coast, too. California, in my case. Did you grow up in Warshington?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

I grew up in WA and I say it how OP does. I wonder there this person is from, too.

[–] CaptainMcMonkey 1 points 11 months ago

Anything to do with ‘r’s is a bit contentious. Like America still uses ‘r’s how they’re written.

Now the British are like “Goodness me, you still pronounce the ‘r’ in cah and fah? How uncouth, we’ve moved those pesky ‘r’s to other words ages ago”.

“Moved to where?”

“Any word ending in the lettah ‘a’ I suppose.”

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

For me, the wor in worship sounds like "were" (eg. they were naked), and the war in warship sounds like "wore" (eg. they wore clothes).

Maybe this is what OP means. Warship is pronounced wor-ship (And Worship is pronounced wer-ship)

[–] CaptainMcMonkey 1 points 11 months ago

Exactly

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Eye Warship Satin 🤘😈

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Whoreship

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Worcestershire sauce, anyone?

[–] tpihkal 1 points 11 months ago

Yes please!

[–] dukethorion 1 points 11 months ago

Warship is just the Dollar Store version of the game Battleship.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And warr ship is a geordie claiming ownership of the boat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well he is chief engineer, and knows the warp core inside and out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

*worp core