In a message dated 12/12/2007 11:25:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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I believe it's pronounced Raymond Luxury Yacht.
John, as usual, wins for the best answer. The correct answer of course is
Fanshaw. Gotta LOVE that English language and her speakers!
Dave
John wrote: I believe it's pronounced Raymond Luxury Yacht.
And I always thought that Raymond Luxury Yacht was pronounced Smith.
How about Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwantisiliogogogoch, a
village in Wales.
Cheers,
Steve
Steven Ovitsky
Executive Director
Santa Fe Chamber Music
If you're really interested in the background to English spelling and
pronunciation you could do worse than to look at this site:
_http://pages.towson.edu/duncan/orthography1/orthography1.htm_
(http://pages.towson.edu/duncan/orthography1/orthography1.htm)
It's in two parts.
Cheers,
Just so, listening to a radio program on the history of English Language and
one of the folks pointed out that pronunciation has changed over the years
but spelling does not. Knight was originally pronounced as Monty Python has
it in the Holy Grail. Over time the k sound got dropped but the
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Just so, listening to a radio program on the history of English Language and
one of the folks pointed out that pronunciation has changed over the years
but spelling does not. Knight
and not heard it spoken.
Dave Weiner
Brass Arts Unlimited
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Just so, listening to a radio
it, or
pronouncing it correctly if you've only ever seen it
written and not heard it spoken.
Dave Weiner
Brass Arts Unlimited
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Just so
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All I want to say is, Featherstoneshaugh.? Try spelling it if you've only
ever heard it, or pronouncing it correctly if you've only ever seen it written and not
heard it spoken.
pronounced: French horn.
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I believe it's pronounced Raymond Luxury Yacht.
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