Helen, I pronounce it "doo-ring" and I'd have thought most of USn's do. Now I'm perplexed....

Antipodeans, do y'all palatalize the d in during (and the T in Tuesday for that matter)?

Nice thread, Wordwind. Right up my proverbial alley! As Faldage pointed out, 'brid' became 'bird' before any of us were born and I guess we just have to accept changes, as grating as they may be. Having said that, though, I'm with wow: "nucular" sends me screaming down the street.