Re: Not phonetic but ___???
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, April 16, 2004, 16:32 |
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On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 11:45:04AM -0400, jcowan@REUTERSHEALTH.COM
wrote:
> I myself said [r\uf] instead of the local form [r\Uf] when growing up,
> and was teased for it, but certainly not misunderstood. (My wife,
> zealous for my defense even post facto, says that [r\Uf] is what a dog
> says!)
I agree with your wife and younger self. The word "roof" does not rhyme
with "hoof" and "woof", but rather with "aloof", "goof", "proof", and
"spoof". :)
-Mark
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