>>Imho, the finest word in the english language is the word 'colonel'. Since when is 'olo' prounounced as 'er'? Is there another word that uses that concept? Should I be saying 'hergraph', or 'hertov cocktail'? How about pleading 'ner contendere', or getting on a horse to play 'per'? ;)
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>Surely this is part of the British linguistic laziness that makes "Worcester" be "Wooster" and so forth.
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>Tamar
Yes, pronouncing Cholmondeley as Chumly cracks me up.
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