Darcy wrote, in part:
Hmmm... I'm not sure what you mean by "an ordinary way" -- for me, at
least, the ordinary way of pronouncing "opening" *is* "ope-ning."
Can't go with you on that one. The only place I ever hear it as two
syllables is in "Kiss Me Kate," and it grates on me every time.
But I
Darcy wrote, in part:
> Hmmm... I'm not sure what you mean by "an ordinary way" -- for me, at
> least, the ordinary way of pronouncing "opening" *is* "ope-ning."
Can't go with you on that one. The only place I ever hear it as two
syllables is in "Kiss Me Kate," and it grates on me every time.
B
