Fluther: How EXACTLY do you pronounce the name of this web site?

How EXACTLY do you pronounce the name of this web site?

Asked by davem410 (16

) July 30th, 2009
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My wife says “Fluffer”, which s funny if you’ve ever seen Boogy Nights. So what’s the correct pronunciation?

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Fluther, rhymes with Brother, but w/o the R.

Evan (810

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I think it’s Fluther like butter and brother if you spell it bruhtherr

Damn_Tony (733

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Could be Floo-ther

teh_kvlt_liberal (3553

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Why would it be pronounced in any other way than the way it’s spelled?

Facade (22937

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Flu – ther

sandystrachan (4417

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Same as Evan, just phonetic.

BhacSsylan (9534

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i mean..

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Where’d you get the name Fluther?

A fluther is a group of jellyfish, like a gaggle of geese (or a taint of tilapia).
“Fluther” is pronounced /‘flʌ ðɚ/. It rhymes with “brother” and “mother”.

Evan (810

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Rhymes with mother.

SuperMouse (30845

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Fluh-thurr

eambos (8909

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Welcome, @davem410!

zephyr826 (5605

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Fl-uh-thur. (Fluther.)
Br-uh-thur. (Brother.)
M-uh-thur. (Mother.)

Yes, they’re all similar.

Allie (17541

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@SuperMouse, first l’d like to say, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! on the 10000+!
OOPS!
@SuperMouse
@Eambos and
@allie. (if I spelled any of your names incorrectly, I sincerely apologize! My iPhone has just quit working) I don’t even know if this is working as I see no txt.
Now… Great job, Great Answers! Terrific Pronunciation

sccrowell (3508

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@sccrowell Thank you!

SuperMouse (30845

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It says under the “What is Fluther” page. It refers to a group of jellyfish (like a gaggle of geese, only this is a fluther of jellyfish) and it rhymes with mother, and brother, and other.

samanthabarnum (885

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If the rhyming examples don’t suffice, here are more specifics as pronounced in American English:
— fl as in “flower” and “fly”
— vowel sound of o the same as the vowel sound in “up,” “rough,” and “some” (and “mother” and “brother”)
— th hard, as in “then” and “leather” and “father” (and “mother” and “brother”)
— er as in every other unaccented final syllable ”-er” (including “mother” and “brother”)

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