"On an unrelated note, are there areas that use a [lʊv] pronunciation of "love" ...

baha_man on Oct 10, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Shakespeare’s Genius Is Nonsense

"On an unrelated note, are there areas that use a [lʊv] pronunciation of "love" today? That might explain the to-me odd use of "lurve" in humor."

"Origin - 1930s: as a parody of the pronunciation of love in popular romantic songs."