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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (1100)	4/6/1998 12:48:00 PM
From: Wizzer	Respond to of 4710

I have been told even in Canada, that I pronounce the word "iron" oddly. It sometimes sounds like i-ren or irn. Of course, watching the OJ Trial, the words "foyer" or "roof" sounded like someone dragging their fingers across a chalkboard. Americans pronounce "roof" like "ruff" and "foyer" sounds odd to me if it is not given the French pronunciation.

To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (1100)	4/6/1998 3:06:00 PM
From: Chuzzlewit	Respond to of 4710

I had a friend in graduate school who was so inspired by the mispronunciation of nuclear (new-cue-lar) that he put up a sign on his door that read "Dept. of Unclear Physics". Regards, Paul

To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (1100)	4/7/1998 5:36:00 AM
From: Jack Clarke	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4710

Alex, here is a subversive contingent that mispronounces "poinsettia" so it comes out "poinsetta". Aaaarrgh. As bad as hearing a sitting President say "nucular". I've never heard anyone pronounce the "i" in "poinsettia". My dictionary leaves out the "i" in the preferred pronunciation. But I agree it still sounds funny when you think of its spelling. Jimmy Carter used to say NOO-cyoo-lar, which drove me crazy. And he had an engineering degree, I think. Or maybe that's WHY he mispronounced it. The British put an extra syllable in aluminum, so that it comes out al-yoo-MIN-i-um. Ridiculous, but they do it. And for me "poem" will always have two syllables. Jack