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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 "fruït" 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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