Iron - solve an arguement

Me and the lass are just discussing the pronunciation of iron. As in iron, clothes, metal and ironman

I say i-orn

she says i-ron

the Internet agrees with me but apparently that's not enough

I agree with you on that one Drew.

why teh f**k are you skipping a perfectly nice letter?

Why dont you just agree to disagree and nail her with your love iron?

lol iRon yah do ron ron yah do ron ron

Don't prounounce the 'r'. Mind you Doc. D will have the definitive answer!

You have discussions with your wife?

I'm from Yorkshire I barely pronounce any letters

She's not my wife and the way these discussions keep going she might not be much more for long

I agree with you drew x

personally "ay-un" not even the same word

Thats because your an idiot.

Dunno about that... There's certainly no intervocalic rhotic in standard modern British English pronunciation, whence a verdict in favour of the OP. But the orthography seems to reflect Middle English rhotacism of an earlier s (cf. retention in modern German 'Eisen'). In other words, had the argument been ensuing in the time of Chaucer, the OP's better half might well have been right.

The relationship between English orthography and pronunciation is a very curious one...

I agree with D-erw.

dont scotts pronounce the R in it?

if they dont, its a missed opportunity.

yeah well, your fat and gay.