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Tom Kitten
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Wed Jul-13-05 02:26 AM
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As in kitchen cupboards, how do you pronounce this word? It's cubberd, or cubbert, right?
Right?
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WCGreen
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Wed Jul-13-05 02:30 AM
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1. That's the way i say em |
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Wed Jul-13-05 02:32 AM
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With the D sound at the end. :shrug:
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Wed Jul-13-05 03:32 AM
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Tom Kitten
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Wed Jul-13-05 02:42 AM
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3. pretty much the way it's pronounced then I guess... |
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it always struck me how the word is spelled not at all how liked it's pronounced.
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Wed Jul-13-05 03:34 AM
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Edited on Wed Jul-13-05 03:35 AM by WCGreen
Oh Well Parts 1 and 2
I couldn't figure out where I knew your signature from
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Wed Jul-13-05 04:27 AM
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7. Most words in the English language have unfathomable spellings, |
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Totally belying their pronunciation. That's the reason that English is so difficult as a second language. There are no consistent rules and too many exceptions. As for pronunciation, the two areas of the country that come closest to Standard American Speech (without regional accents) are NY and Oregon.:hi:
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Wed Jul-13-05 04:22 AM
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6. I'd go with the former... |
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That's the way we say it in NY!:hi:
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