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[pauamma]

Poll #27105

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Which do you think are native English speakers most likely to pronounce /bʁaj/?

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brrigh
2 (50.0%)

brry
0 (0.0%)

braai
2 (50.0%)

something else (comment)
0 (0.0%)

Ticky?

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Ticky!
3 (75.0%)

Ticcy!
1 (25.0%)

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi!
2 (50.0%)

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[thekumquat]

Is braai not pronounced brrigh?

[pauamma]

I think speakers of South African English very likely pronounce it that way, but my question was about English speakers in general, who may not recognize it as a word, and thus stumble. Likewise, an English speaker may interpret "brigh" as a nonword pronounced like "bright" without the final t, or as Scottish Gaelic brigh, which I think would have an /iː/ or /i/ coda.