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SageFrancisSFR t1_j5bmc33 wrote

Drawer. I’m embarrassed to admit I thought it was “draw” well into adulthood.

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summerchilde t1_j5cubj6 wrote

I'm originally from Maryland and pronounce this "drore" which is weird because if I'm saying someone is a "drawer", as in someone who draws artistically, I say it "drah-er."

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ScottCold t1_j5cz7bi wrote

Native Eastern Pennsylvanian here. Looks good on drore!

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RandomChurn t1_j5ecprh wrote

>I'm saying someone is a "drawer", as in someone who draws artistically, I say it "drah-er."

An artist who excels in drawing is referred to as a draftsman

Never "drawer."

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summerchilde t1_j5f7owu wrote

Also a “drawer”. Look it up. It also means “one who draws checks”.

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HotConcrete OP t1_j5bmozl wrote

My wife’s ex explained to her in her late twenties that it rhymes with “rower”

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oopskid3 t1_j5cu7jb wrote

Agreed. When I was in elementary school I had written a short story and wrote out “draw” and was confused because I knew it was wrong but didn’t know what I was missing. It was about a year later I was reading a book and saw “drawer” written out and was completely dumbfounded. Still pronounce it as if I’m saying draw and probably will the rest of my life

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swampyhiker t1_j5e3rc7 wrote

My family moved to RI when I was 2yo. My parents don't have RI accents so I learned the standard pronunciation of drawer as a small kid. When I went to school, everyone of course said "draw". My kid brain decided that they were two separate words that just happened to refer to the same thing. I believed that until high school!

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