Darren New schrieb:
> Warp wrote:
>>   One thing I hate about English is its inconsistent pronounciation.
> 
> I regret pointing out to her that "fruit" is one syllable like "froot" 
> and not two like "fru••••ït" would be. It was so cute. :-)

This reminds me of a famous TV show that's traditionally repeated over 
and over again every new year's eve in German television - an old 
black-and-white recording of a sketch played by Freddie Frinton and May 
Warden somewhen somewhere, called "Dinner for One". Virtually every 
German knows the dialogues by heart. One of Frintons lines, playing a 
butler, is "Would you like some fruit"? - where he pronounces the 
"fruit" exactly like that.

So no, she's not the only one - even respectable English butlers apear 
to be mispronouncing it at times... or maybe that's the /right/ way to 
pronounce it?


Anyway - Skol!
(*claps heels*)

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