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Re: CHAT: F.L.O.E.S.

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Tuesday, February 24, 2004, 3:47
And Rosta scripsit:

> > So you are now tolerating /r\@Ust@/? > > I would, with a cringe, if it came from an American.
An American (such as me) would say /r\oust@/, of course, which is the version of your name I've heard in my head hitherto. (Odd that we've never had this conversation). Since my dialect has no /Q/, I shall switch to /r\Ost@/ forthwith, and hope you can stand it. Other varieties of American do have /Q/, of course.
> As I have said before, I have known a good few aw-Cowans, but > never an ow-Cowan. Indeed, I would go so far as to assert that > Cow-an is *the* pronunciation of the name in Britain.
Well, it's a matter of record that my grandfather, the immigrant, was named John Coen at birth, and almost certain that he made it /koun=/. If my father's anecdote is to believed (renamed by his high-school football coach), the spelling must have changed before the pronunciation. -- Only do what only you can do. John Cowan <jcowan@...> --Edsger W. Dijkstra's advice http://www.reutershealth.com to a student in search of a thesis http://www.ccil.org/~cowan

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