Re: [OT] Liberal Weeny Spouting off....Was VSAM doubt

In article <p6vah1dporu1thu72ea0rrh5p890kcl47r@xxxxxxx>,
Jeff York <ralf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>"Howard Brazee" <howard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>On 24-Aug-2005, Joe Zitzelberger <joe_zitzelberger@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Isn't that one obvious. "Jaguar" has two syllables when spoken in
>>> English-US and three syllables when spoken in English-UK. See also
>>> similar "U" words ColoUr, HonoUr, Armour, et al.
>>
>>Interesting, I know of the spellings for colour and honour, but was absolutely
>>unaware that Brits pronounced them with three syllables.
>
>We don't... :)
>
>>.. I always assumed they
>>were just alternate spellings, like "theatre".
>
>Not "alternate"... "Correct". :)

Not this again... might someone put period... errrrrr, put full stop to
this?

DD

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