How does one pronounce Jaune Flammee? - Page 2

feldon30 · November 17, 2006

Yes, but once you learn how to pronounce every possible French syllable, you can stop learning.

It seems every pronunciation rule in English has 5,000 exceptions. There are no hard-and-fast rules in the English language. I mean "colonel"? What the heck were they thinking?

cottonpicker · November 18, 2006

Lexicographer John Walker is quoted in the "Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology", "colonel, this word is among those gross irregularities which must be given up as incorrigible".

LarryD

November 17, 2006	#16
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Yes, but once you learn how to pronounce every possible French syllable, you can stop learning. It seems every pronunciation rule in English has 5,000 exceptions. There are no hard-and-fast rules in the English language. I mean "colonel"? What the heck were they thinking? __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

November 18, 2006	#17
cottonpicker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SE PA..near Valley Forge Posts: 839	Lexicographer John Walker is quoted in the "Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology", "colonel, this word is among those gross irregularities which must be given up as incorrigible". LarryD __________________ "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause". Victor Hugo