Re: Oughtred

[Ron Anthony]

Günther ,   You have hit on one of my pet interest.  I am always thrilled and amazed when I hear someone pronunce a word that I have only read before, especially if they use it in a conversation.  Just guessing,  "Ott-red" or "Ot-tread".   ++ron     ----- Original Message ----- From: Günther Faltlhansl To: Sundial List Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 10:50 AM Subject: Oughtred Dear anglophone dialists, An article in the recent BSS Bulletin on the double-horizontal dial by W. Oughtred has revived my interest in it and I also revisited Fred Sawyer's article on this type of "astrolabic" dial in the Compendium 4-1. So far, so good. As I normally do not read aloud to myself, it had never occurred to me that I did not know how to pronounce Oughtred's name correctly. Whilst I suppose that one simply ignores the "gh", it might yet be pronounced, for examle as in "tough" or any other way - but which? I presume there are plenty of experts to help me. My thanks to them in beforehand. G. Faltlhansl 47°55' N 13°35' E