common mispronunciation of zoology as zoo-ology


Eric, welcome to the board. As I (in UK) have never heard zo-ology, I looked it up. Cambridge online English dictionary gives zoo-ology with zo-ology as a variant, but the Cambridge American dictionary gives zo-ology, that is if I am reading the phonetic runes correctly.

Cambridge American:
zoology zou'al.e.dzi (turn "e" upside down!) "ou"= as in nose
Cambridge English:
zoology zu'al.e.dzi (turn "a" and "e" upside down!) "u"= as in influenza

So I am allowed to say zoo-ology, but you ain't

Rod