> There's a story on the BBC site about a village named "Lunt" that is
> considering a name change due to vandals who mark up signs to change
> the L to a C.
>
>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/7338151.stm
>
> Roight. Very funny, ha ha ha. But my question relates to this line:
>
> "One suggestion is to change it to Launt which would be pronounced the same.
> "
>
> It would? Really? And how is that, exactly?
>
> I would pronounce "Lunt" as /lVnt/, /lUnt/, or /lunt/. I'd pronounce
> "Launt" as /lOnt/ or /launt/. I can't come up with any pronunciation
> that makes sense for both spellings...