How is the first syllable pronounced? Long O? Short O?

co as in 'cough', hard co. then fee is in parking infringement.

nice try jag, but he'll be sitting there with his brain all twizzled because he can't work out how 'coffee' could possibly contain a 'g'

CO-FEE? You mean like Kofi Annan? you guys are total freaks. KAW-FEE.

No! Like Cops! or Cotton. I appreciate it is a hard thing to grasp.

I like tea. You just say "Tea", like "T". QED. :)

We pronounce "cough" as KAWF. And if that's how the British pronounce it, then that would make our pronunciations of "coffee" the same.

Based on what Catwoman says, the British pronounce "coffee" as someone in New England might. Okay...Perth, OC, Limey, UT and Katkeeper...help us out here. How do you remember "coffee" being pronounced, if you remember hearing it?

u take a K first , than an O(short), an F and than ee but pronounce ea (like in "T" :lol: ) here's my flag...

Here's Capnhowdy's version...................

"Then go your ass back home, please?" Obviously we don't all speak English in America... :lol:

People in England don't all speak english, how can you expect an ex-colony to do any better?

Don't all parents hope their offspring will do better than them? Some even demand it. :biggrin:

down in my neck of the woods we drink cawfee with bailey's, doesn't that help?:)

[Manuel]My name is Manuel. I learn English fromabook. [/Manuel]