Tim Cook wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> http://phd.pp.ru/Texts/fun/english-poem.txt
> 
> Words therein with which I'm not familiar:
> sward, ague, Terpsichore, Balmoral, chalet(? might've seen it),
> clangour, query doesn't rhyme with very? thought it did, Foeffer, (not
> sure what a chaise is), aver, ere is right e'er, groats
> 
> (I used to think lichen was pronounced with ch as in chop when I was a
> wee lad)
> 
> -- 
> Tim Cook
> http://empyrean.freesitespace.net

...and to add a couple of names
Cholmondely - pron. Chumley
Featherstonehaugh - pron. Fanshaw

I'm sure Stephen could add a host of Scottish novelties

John
-- 
"Eppur si muove" - Galileo Galilei

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