Quick pronunciation question

Sure   Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:44 pm GMT
I have:

sure [Sr\=]
fur [fr\=]
for sure [fr\= Sr\=] (formal [fOr\ Sr\=])
tour [t_hur\=]
tourist [t_hu3`Ist]
terrorist [t_hEr\3`Ist]
lure [lr\=]
boor [bOr\]
moor [mOr\]
pure [p_hjr\=]
cure [k_hjIr\] (or maybe [k_hjr\=]?)
Uriel   Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:18 am GMT
"Kyoopon" isn't that common for me, but I heard it when I was younger and lived on the East Coast, so it only sounds slightly odd to me, about on a par with "may-sure" for measure. I use "coopon" myself.

Sure can either rhyme with fur or tour for me, depending on how I am using it. In "Sure it is!" it rhymes with fur, while in "Make sure you get that," it rhymes with tour. "Shore" and even "sho" sound southern to me.