| From: | Douglas Koller, Latin & French <latinfrench@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, January 17, 2003, 14:46 |
John writes:>Tristan scripsit: > >> On the subject of French and lieutenant, where'd the /f/ come from in >> the Commonwealth pronunciation of it? > >It's a mystery, though the front rounded vowel may have suggested a >fricative to anglophones.For a possible explanation, look to: http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/words/quick/queries/lieutenant.html Touches on "colonel" as "kernel" as well. Ku