In a message dated 29/10/2003 02:11:04 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> This, and all the previous postings on the subject, tell me just how > far off I am in *my* pronounciation... :) "Mange", I never had a reason > to utter, but a "mangy" animal (usually a dog, but not always) gets > discussed at regular intervals, and it's not pronounced as "m-ein-gy"; > it's more like "m-angh-y"... And I'm *not* going to drop my > "ohr-einge", either; I learnt them both from my (Norfolk, VA) WASP DH. > He *says* that's the superiour pronounciation, just like saying "ou" > (instead of "au") in "house". Being a know-nothing Polack, I have no > choice but to accept his dictum (on *this* matter, anyway <g>), > *however much* I may love "door-hinge" (rhythm problem there too, > unless you skip *both* "d" of "door", *and* go Cockney on the"h" o > "hinge")... And how do y'all say "StoneHENGE"? > > ----- > Tamara P Duvall Mange and mangy are both pronounced as in Manger - Mer - ain - ger - where as orange like range with a Or at the front. Which has obviously just made me think that this means I can now say that orange rhymes with big range or any other type of range and now you will send me loads of poems about oranges and ranges and I'll never be able to go to sleep again - urghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Regards Liz Beecher I'm <A HREF="http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee";>blogging</A> now - see what it's all about To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
