The modern Greek pronunciation has no relevance whatever to centuries of English usage. The OED entry is for 'Euboean' and the reference to Evvoia has nothing to do with pronunciation. In that case, I'm in the middle of a perhaps

}> (My Uncle Maurice (and all the rest of us) used while he was alive (the }> rest of us still so use) to pronounce his name ('mOris) (MORRis).) } } I assume you used and use to use the } 'orange' (cot) vowel in

(My Uncle Maurice (and all the rest of us) used while he was alive (the rest of us still so use) to pronounce his name ('mOris) (MORRis).) I assume you used and use to use the 'orange' (cot) vowel in "Morris" /mAr@s/ (rhyming

one "Ms." would It turns out that the British recognize ... for "Ms" the pronunciations /mIz/ and /m@s/, that is, "muss." Sorry for not snipping, but I thought the above was all relevant. I find your findings

On 25 Nov 2003, Bob Martin wrote -snip- In other words, do you adopt a strongly rhotic pronunciation ... and by your yardstick other versions must therefore be "incorrect". Harvey, considering someone to be an "insufferably precious

There was a show on television last night with Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper in their old roles as ... in Kansas think NY Jews talk like". If it was an accurate accent, NY Jews should be muffled at birth. Sorry, Coop, but I wasn't