A dough nut
"Can I've a do nut please?" I was very new in Australia, and still not sure of my pronunciation of new things. Pronouncing 'do', just as do in 'I do' , I had put emphasis on 'do' , do: with a u: sound instead of 'oh', like dough. The shop assistant giving a disapproving look to me, said, "oh do you mean a do (oh) nut"! Feeling completely flabbergasted I said, " yes, I do" pronouncing my 'dough' as 'do'! English!!! vague, tongue and argue - all ending with gue but pronounced so differently! Sir this point is a bit vaguu;! You fool, it is not vagu:, it is vague! Sorry sir, it was just a slip of tonguu:! Oh, ok, don't arg! The Professor said!