OT - Pronunciation of words

"Katherine" wrote in message
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Shillelagh wrote:
"Norma Woods" wrote in message
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When I was in school, we learned to spell it the English way. I
think it's spelled the American way, now? I always pronounced it
Al-u-min-ee-um in my mind to spell it out on paper. Same way we
learned the English pronunciation "lef-ten-ant" instead of
lieutenant.

That's another word that amazes me. How you get 'lef-ten-ant" out of
the spelling is a puzzle. I'm Canadian, and we usually stick with
English things, but to me on this word - it's LOO TEN ANT. (shrug)

How do you get an "r" in "Colonel"??? Same thing. Oh, and my father,
sister, and son were all in the military and they all pronounced if
"leftenant".

Katherine

LOL, I thought of two.... the quarterback Brett Favre... yet it's pronounced
FARVE.
A street in Houston is pronounced KIRKENDAHL, but it's SPELLED Kuykendall.
JM2C,
Noreen

ALL European languages say ALU-- MIN----YUM .
mirjam

Geeee Shelagh
i am puzzeled about this one as well
mirjam

CAREY i just roraed with laughter
mirjam
On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 20:07:57 GMT, "Carey N."
wrote:


"MRH" mthecarpenterATxcelcoDOTonDOTca wrote in message
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"Shillelagh" wrote in message
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"Norma Woods" wrote in message
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When I was in school, we learned to spell it the English way. I think
it's
spelled the American way, now? I always pronounced it Al-u-min-ee-um in
my
mind to spell it out on paper. Same way we learned the English
pronunciation
"lef-ten-ant" instead of lieutenant.

That's another word that amazes me. How you get 'lef-ten-ant" out of
the
spelling is a puzzle. I'm Canadian, and we usually stick with English
things, but to me on this word - it's LOO TEN ANT. (shrug)

Shelagh

That's the way I learned it too, Shelagh! )

Peace!
Gem



Everytime I hear the word "lef-ten-ant" I wonder is there is a
"right-ten-ant" ?
;-))
--
Carey in MA

Shelagh, I agree with that - I admit we say Lef- ten -ant though.
My best - or worst- example of that is a place name we have here. It is
spelled GooNooGooNoo and is written as I have done, almost as though it is
four words. However the pronunciation in Gun ig a noo - work the sense of
that one out if you can?

God Bless Gwen

--

Gwen Kelly


"Shillelagh" wrote in message
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"Norma Woods" wrote in message
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When I was in school, we learned to spell it the English way. I think
it's
spelled the American way, now? I always pronounced it Al-u-min-ee-um in
my
mind to spell it out on paper. Same way we learned the English
pronunciation
"lef-ten-ant" instead of lieutenant.

That's another word that amazes me. How you get 'lef-ten-ant" out of the
spelling is a puzzle. I'm Canadian, and we usually stick with English
things, but to me on this word - it's LOO TEN ANT. (shrug)

Shelagh

Good one Carey As a child I used to wonder where he was "left" God Bless
Gwen

--

Gwen Kelly


"Carey N." wrote in message
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"MRH" mthecarpenterATxcelcoDOTonDOTca wrote in message
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"Shillelagh" wrote in message
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"Norma Woods" wrote in message
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When I was in school, we learned to spell it the English way. I think
it's
spelled the American way, now? I always pronounced it Al-u-min-ee-um
in
my
mind to spell it out on paper. Same way we learned the English
pronunciation
"lef-ten-ant" instead of lieutenant.

That's another word that amazes me. How you get 'lef-ten-ant" out of
the
spelling is a puzzle. I'm Canadian, and we usually stick with English
things, but to me on this word - it's LOO TEN ANT. (shrug)

Shelagh

That's the way I learned it too, Shelagh! )

Peace!
Gem



Everytime I hear the word "lef-ten-ant" I wonder is there is a
"right-ten-ant" ?
;-))
--
Carey in MA

Great Noreen, however I have always wondered that since we say tom -arh-toe
why do we say po -tay-to - I guess we like the best of both worlds or
something God Bless Gwen

--

Gwen Kelly


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"Carey N." wrote in message
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"MRH" mthecarpenterATxcelcoDOTonDOTca wrote in message
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"Shillelagh" wrote in message
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"Norma Woods" wrote in message
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When I was in school, we learned to spell it the English way. I
think
it's
spelled the American way, now? I always pronounced it Al-u-min-ee-um
in
my
mind to spell it out on paper. Same way we learned the English
pronunciation
"lef-ten-ant" instead of lieutenant.

That's another word that amazes me. How you get 'lef-ten-ant" out of
the
spelling is a puzzle. I'm Canadian, and we usually stick with
English
things, but to me on this word - it's LOO TEN ANT. (shrug)

Shelagh

That's the way I learned it too, Shelagh! )

Peace!
Gem



Everytime I hear the word "lef-ten-ant" I wonder is there is a
"right-ten-ant" ?
;-))
--
Carey in MA

OMG, me too, Carey?
And, on top of it all, I'm hearing...
"I say tom may toe, you say tom mah toe, I say pot tay toe, you say poh
tah
toe... let's call the whole thing off.."
Splort!
Noreen

Katherine I would like to say that is a bit of the Aussie coming out but I
also think this is the Canadian way too is it not? God bless Gwen

--

Gwen Kelly


"Katherine" wrote in message
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Shillelagh wrote:
"Norma Woods" wrote in message
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When I was in school, we learned to spell it the English way. I
think it's spelled the American way, now? I always pronounced it
Al-u-min-ee-um in my mind to spell it out on paper. Same way we
learned the English pronunciation "lef-ten-ant" instead of
lieutenant.

That's another word that amazes me. How you get 'lef-ten-ant" out of
the spelling is a puzzle. I'm Canadian, and we usually stick with
English things, but to me on this word - it's LOO TEN ANT. (shrug)

How do you get an "r" in "Colonel"??? Same thing. Oh, and my father,
sister,
and son were all in the military and they all pronounced if "leftenant".

Katherine

Katherine, a case of "mother know best " says i with a grin God Bless
Gwen

--

Gwen Kelly


"Katherine" wrote in message
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Gwendoline Kelly wrote:
Katherine once at towards the end of one of our USA ?Canada I found
myself saying "A-Loom-in-um" and figured it was time I went Home !!!
Here it is as mentioned "Al -you -min-ee.um"

LOL My mother and I had many "discussions" about that word. It was not
until
I showed her how it was spelled in my Chemistry book that she permitted me
to pronounce it the "Canadian" way. Even then, she continued to say it her
way.

Katherine

"Gwendoline Kelly" wrote in message
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Shelagh, I agree with that - I admit we say Lef- ten -ant though.
My best - or worst- example of that is a place name we have here. It
is
spelled GooNooGooNoo and is written as I have done, almost as though
it is
four words. However the pronunciation in Gun ig a noo - work the sense
of
that one out if you can?

We many of these in Scotland.. one example being 'Milngavie' pronounced
'Mulguy'