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RE: How would you pronounce this word...? (no, it's not in a dic tionary)
Subject:RE: How would you pronounce this word...? (no, it's not in a dic tionary) From:Maaike Groenewege <mgr -at- mediasys -dot- nl> To:"'Rene Stephenson'" <RStephenson -at- mwci -dot- mea -dot- com> Date:Fri, 11 Feb 2000 09:29:45 +0100
Hi Rene,
I'd pronounce it as 'passion', but that may be because I was taught British
English.
Here's one for you: how would you pronounce 'ghoti'?
The answer: as 'fish'
gh as in 'laugh'
o as in 'women'
ti as in 'nation'
Have a nice weekend!
Maaike Groenewege
Technical Writer
Mediasystemen, a Triple P company
Bloemendaal
The Netherlands
