Tristan scripsit:
> Is ["caoutchouc"] pronounced the way I hope it is?
The first syllable is indeed as in "cow"; the second can be as in "foot"
or as in "pool". There are even some folks who make the -c silent.
> 'Been told to lay off the red meat? White meat too bland? All new
> caoutchouc Get it from your butcher!' Caoutchouk: the world's first
> hooved avian ;)
Yrrrrgggghh.
> (For those who don't know, 'chook' is a dialectal word
> for 'chicken'.)
With "oo" as in "foot" or as in "pool"?
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