Who'd have thought there'd be so many different ways of pronouncing 5 little letters!My email of yesterday went through with a section missing, so I'll try again, with a comment on "lexicalization": I've just checked in the Shorter Oxford Dictionary (which isn't that short!): it gives only the French pronunciation - lass-ee, with the final s silent, though the word has been in use in English since the 16th century, so it ought to be naturalised by now. It also gives a second meaning: in anatomy it is used for a particular network of cells around the kidneys - so now you know! Bridget, in Pinner, North London
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