"Does your pronunciation of 'scone' (a variety of bun) rhyme with 'gone' or 'stone' or 'boon'?" To my ears, 'gone' has a longer vowel sound than the similar pronunciation of 'scone', which

I wonder whether he's a BrE, say, who is hearing ... way that might sound like "simmy" or "simm-eye" to PINPs. I wonder if there are any speakers of a variety of BrE who has created an initialism for the phenom ... vowel

I imagine the way the Romans said "Boadicea" was very ... fact, very close to "Boudicca" apart from the extra vowel. In classical Latin pronunciation as understood today, "C" would be a K sound, not a G sound as

(My Uncle Maurice (and all the rest of us) used ... 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 with 'Boris' and

(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

friends, I presume "passkey" is usually just pronounced "pass key". ... how Isay "ASCII", so I wouldn't say that they rhyme. "Pass key" would be pronounced with equal stress on each word,

Okay, let's try. When most Brits say "near to the ... "yatter" with a "th" tacked on the front (Tj&t@). Whereas some Scots can't handle consecutive vowels, and say 'theeter'. I love Eddie Mair this side

Whereas some Scots can't handle consecutive vowels, and say 'theeter'. I love Eddie Mair this side idolatry as much as any man, but "Beetrice is a penist in the theeter" elevates my blood temperature. And when it's

If you think about the meanings of "allophone" and "phoneme," you'll realize this is an impossible request. What "others"? Hmm, sorry if my request was unclear. By "others," I meant what are the possible

No, sorry. Will La Salle do? This is a common toponymical element in the Chicago area. Probably some French explorer/fur trader or such. The proper AmE pronunciation is /l@'s&l/ ("la Sal") (as in Didn't need no welfare state