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andrel wrote:
> On 21-12-2009 23:31, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> andrel wrote:
>>
>>> I am pretty sure he does pronounce them the same, otherwise he would
>>> not make that mistake.
>>
>> Indeed, the pronunciation is pretty similar.
>>
>> Much like the way every known human pronounces "flower" and "flour"
>> identically.
>
> So, am I not human or am I not known?
He missed out too posh and Dutch ;)
> I do pronounce them differently.
> flower is a clear 2 syllable word whereas flour is almost a one syllable
> word for me. Subtle but definitely not identical.
I would only consciously pronounce them differently if any confusion
> Or do you mean that I pronounce the Dutch words for flower (bloem) and
> flour (bloem) the same? Because that is indeed the case.
>
LOL
>
>> On the other hand, I frequently get "make" and "made" mixed up, for an
>> entirely different reason. :-/
>>
>> Basically I suck at writing...
>
> Nothing a good editor would not catch. I have a different problem: the
> good editor catches nothing.
>
You are that good? :)
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Best Regards,
Stephen
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