At 10:00 AM 10/29/03 +0000, Jane Read wrote: >whereas orange is given the pronounciation of 'orinj', which >rhymes with hinge, fringe, whinge, binge, cringe, etc, etc.
Actually, it doesn't -- the emPHASis is on the wrong syLAHble. And the vowel isn't quite the same, being more of a schwa than an i -- but in humorous verse, it's permitted to force a rhyme. -- Joy Beeson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where leaves are falling. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
