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From: kwmc@hou5d.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Pronounciation
Message-ID: <636@hou5d.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 31-Aug-83 15:24:43 EDT
Article-I.D.: hou5d.636
Posted: Wed Aug 31 15:24:43 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 1-Sep-83 20:21:54 EDT
Organization: American Bell ED&D, Holmdel, NJ
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The very common, posh sounding, but wrong habit of saying  "'erbs and spices"
instead of "herbs and spices" is extremely irritating. The 'h' in 'herb'
should be pronounced in the same way as in 'hotel'.
The advertising companies should be given free tickets to 'My Fair Lady'
where they would hear such delights as ...
" In 'Artford, 'Ereford, and 'Ampshire,  'Urricanes 'ardly ever 'appen "

Similarly news readers who say things like " The Dow Jones was at something
point twenty-seven " should have it pointed out to them that the correct
method is to say " point two seven ". Twenty seven never comes after a
decimal point.

Also "Grand Prix" (french for big prize) should be prounounced
"Grong Pree" . If the first word is pronouncd "grand" then I can only assume
news readers will pronounce the second part "pricks".

			Hoping to break people of bad 'abits
				Ken Cochran       hou5d!kwmc
P.S. such things would never be permitted on the BBC