Re: David P's "month" (was: Poll by Email No. 3)

On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 02:43:33 -0800, M.E.S. <suomenkieli@...> wrote:

>Sorry to barge in on the poll discussion and all, but
>c'mon David.. "month"!?  ;-)
>
>Ok, well, to each his own, but I beg to differ.  The
>most beautiful *English* word I can think of is
>_muse_.
>
>Other opinions?
Yes!
The most beautiful English word is a very simple one: "water".
There are, however, some pronunciation requirements. It should by no means
the way Americans use to pronounce it, making it sound more or less
like "war" (no offense, by the way). No, it must sound as pronounced by a
dried-out English traveller in the Sahara, who sees the first oasis after
two weeks: the "w" like a long, deep "oo"-sound; the "a" lasting for two
seconds, if you want; the "t" heavily aspirated; and the "er" just serving
to make a nice ending to it.

Jan