Sorry, it is Pt. Dume, pronounced “Dewm” of course!
How could anyone pronounce the letters d-u-m-e as d-o-o-m?
There are basic rules governing pronunciation in every language, so why make English the exception.
Also, tell your New York cousins that their city is not Noo York but New York!
Due time is not Doo Time, either. Morning dew is not morning doo — unless, of course, you did not clean up after your dog!
How is it that Americans have made the English language, one of the most beautiful, sound so childish and ugly?
Why has slang pronunciation allowed to become the norm?
Alan Shadrake