Re: OT: English -uice
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 12:09 |
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On 7/31/06, Steven Williams <feurieaux@...> wrote:
> --- Mark Reed <markjreed@...> wrote:
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> > "Juice" is second-nature, but "sluice" still throws
> > me. Makes me want to say /sluwIs/ or something.
>
> Hold on, you mean it's _not_ pronounced [sluwIs]?
> How's it really pronounced, then? [slu:s]?
>
> ...And I've been saying *that* for how many years
> (well over a decade, since I first encountered the
> word in print)?
Same here -- you're not alone.
In fact, I don't think I've ever heard that word spoken, so I only had
my guessed spelling pronunciation to go on.
But according to http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sluice, it
does appear to be an exact rhyme for "juice" (and "abstruse", "loose",
etc.). Who knew.
Cheers,
--
Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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