At 4/14/2009 11:31 AM, you wrote: >--- In [email protected], Rick <mowgl...@...> wrote: > > > > At 4/14/2009 10:33 AM, you wrote: > > > > > >Primmer or primer? > > > > The Brits pronounce "Primer" as we Americans pronounce "Primmer". So, > > I'd guess "Primer". > >Eh? We pronounce "primer" as pr-eye-mer. Is that what you meant? > >John (Brit)
Nope. The Brits I worked with didn't pronounce "primer" that way. They used a short 'i' sound. The way you are describing uses a long 'i' sound, the same way we pronounce "primer" here in the states. I stand corrected. ~Rick
