= Сообщение: 5237 из 12549 ====================================== ENET.SYSOP = От : David Rance 2:203/2 20 Aug 17 15:56:26 Кому : Michiel van der Vlist 20 Aug 17 15:56:26 Тема : Swedish meatballs ... FGHI : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:203/2+59999504 На : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:280/5555+59998278 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: ASCII ================================== Ответ: area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:280/5555+5999f014 ============================================================================== On Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:23:16 Michiel van der Vlist -> Gerrit Kuehn wrote:
MvdV> Why does Ginger not rhime with singer?
Because singer comes from the verb sing. If it were from the verb singe then it would be pronounced as in ginger.
MvdV> Why does Reading (the place) rhime with Redding? (as in Otis)
I had an uncle whose surname was Reading (pronounced Redding) and an aunt whose maiden name was Redding (pronounced Redding).
MvdV> Why does Worchester rhime wit booster?
Worcester. And it doesn't quite rhyme with booster. The "u" sound is shorter, like u without an umlaut in German.
MvdV> Why does Featherstonehaw rhime with Bernard Shaw?
Featherstonehaugh and it is pronounced Fanshaw.
And what about plough/Slough and tough/enough.
And bow can be pronounced in two ways according to whether it's how to tie a knot or whether it's an acknowledgement.
And to, too and two are all pronounced the same!
David (from Redding!)
-- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK
