At 14:29 -0800 1999/12/22, Robert A. Rosenberg wrote:
>At 09:49 AM 12/10/1999 -0800, John Cowan wrote:
>>My favorite is "oignon", which should obviously be pronounced /wanjo~/,
>>and I understand that some people do say that.
>
>I'm still trying to figure out how "" turns into "Fanshaw" when you
>pronounce it <g>.
You mean "Tolliver-Fanshaw" from "Taliaferro-Featherstonehaugh" in "Little Me"?
How about "Throatwarbler-Mangrove" from "Luxury-Yacht"on Monty Python?
Edward Cherlin
Generalist
"A knot! Oh, do let me help undo it."
Alice in Wonderland
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