James Kass wrote:
>Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language
>lists only (filʹ här mänʹ ik).
>
>Best regards,
>
>James Kass.
>
Well, well, I dare say, these rebel dialects will never cease to amaze me.
BTW, are those two a's really identical? My colonial dictionary
(Webster's New Lexicon) writes: ( I hope IPA will be properly displayed)
ˌfilɘrmɒˈnik (well it puts a acute accent below the i and then above it),
ˌfilhɑrmɒˈnik
I see that Microsoft seems also to be peddling this sole dialectal
pronunciation through its Encarta Encyclopaedia (online). Regretable.
On the other hand, my Great-British Collins dictionary properly renders
ˌfɪlɑ:ˈmɒnɪk. There is still a glimmer of light, I mean a beacon, in
this cacophony.
Patrick
Answers off list, please.
