>The Brits (and colonies)'re gonna have a hard time pronouncing 'medal' as 'metal.' (or 'mettle', for that matter)

Thanks Anna, saves me pointing out that there are no homophones to my ears!

a) medal - pronounced - med-al or med-ul
b) metal - promounced - met-al or met-ul
c) mettle - pronounced - mett-ul (only subtly different to b)