caeruleancentaur wrote:
>>Aidan Grey <taalenmaple@...> wrote:
>
>
>>Generally, Americans say "two weeks" instead of "fortnight", the
>>same number of syllables. And for "Tuesday week", we say "a week
>
>>from Tuesday". If I have the meanings correct.
>
> Sadly, I do not use "fortnight" for no one would understand it. I
> think it's a great word. I read a lot of fantasy novels. Often
> authors will write "se'ennight" for week. I don't know if it was
> every a true word, but it sounds good!
Yes it was. My dictionary BTW spells it just plain 'sennight'. AFAIK it
is now archaic everywhere, tho I believe it held on in Scotland the
longest. "Fortnight" is alive & well throughout Britain (and I suspect
elsewhere also).
> I take of'fense at 'defense. Since 'offense and 'defense seem to
> arise in the sports arena, I attribute the offensive pronunciations
> to a lack of education.
:-)
> For me, 'ad-dress is the noun; address' is the verb.
>
> Please ad'dress the envelope with the correct 'address.
Alway 'adDRESS' over here.
> Which reminds me: I say /'anvElop/, not /EnvElop/.
I say /'Env@l@wp/ but /'Qnv@l@wp/ is also common round this way.
> And the verb is /En'vElVp/.
/In'vEl@p/ - the final syllable doesn't have the same sound the final of
'hiccup' for us Brits :)
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