On Jun 30, 10:56�am, "Janet" > wrote:
> > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >A minor annoyance, but I always thought the name of this spice was
> > spelled and pronounced "turmeric". It even says so on the bottle I
> > have in my cabinet, but all tv chefs pronounce it "tumeric", including
> > the Iron Chefs, Alton Brown, and the competitors on all the "reality"
> > cooking shows.
>
> > Here's a link: �http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric
>
> > Whenever I hear it pronounced "tumeric", I can't help thinking of
> > tumors.
>
> > Shouldn't professional chefs, food scientists, writers and critics
> > learn the proper names of their ingredients?
>
> > I may be nit-picking but I think I'm right on this issue.
>
> You're right.

Yet another pinhead can't use a dictionary.