Sorry, you lose.  I've never heard anyone pronounce it any way other than
"plummer" no matter what part of the country I visit.

Dale

On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Quentin wrote:

> Waaay OT. Sorry, I am in between projects here, and are having one of
> those rare breaks today where I think about everything 'cept PICs and
> electronics.
> I've got a bet going about the word plumber. Dictionary says the "b" is
> not pronounced. My argument is that, since Americans pronounce
> everything the way they see it, they do pronounce the "b", even if it is
> a soft one, it is still pronounced. Comments?
> My English friends can also make their comments here.
> Got a couple of beers riding on this one.
>
> Quentin
>
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