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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 WRATH #99658 03/30/03 11:54 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley OP Carpal Tunnel OP Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta How do AWAD-ers around the world pronounce this word? I would pronounce it to rhyme with moth. I heard an Australian today pronounce it the same way, but he then immediately corrected himself to pronounce it to rhyme with math (yes, I know this is a USn abbreviation, but that pronunciation of wrath sounds American to me as well). Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter say "ah"... "no, say AH!..." #99659 03/30/03 12:19 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,535 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,535 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA wrath (Grapes of...) math path hath (what God wrought) lath (and plaster) ...all pronounced the same to me, and similar to cad, has, fat, lap and so on. (And occasionally even "almond," though that I consider to be the New York accent showing through. The rest of the time it's "al-" as in "palm.") (NYC born and raised, NE influence as adult)) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: WRATH #99660 03/30/03 12:22 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Wrath (to rhyme with math) is a noun; wroth (to rhyme with moth) is an adjective, meaning wrathful or angry. Per AHD3 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: WRATH #99661 03/30/03 02:00 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia stales old hand stales old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia This strine sez roth. stales Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: WRATH #99662 03/30/03 02:57 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 When you bathe, do you call it a bawth? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: WRATH #99663 03/30/03 04:50 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 M maahey addict maahey addict M Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 roth/moth for me too. And wwh, I say, 'baath' Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: WRATH #99664 03/30/03 04:57 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear maahey: Baa,baa, black sheep, Have you any wool? I'm glad you didn't get wroth. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: WRATH #99665 03/30/03 05:02 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 M maahey addict maahey addict M Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 Walked into that one with her eyes closed, she did! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: WRATH #99666 03/30/03 05:13 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont this is pretty close: http://www.ling.hf.ntnu.no/ipa/full/snd/IPA304.mp3 or this: http://www.ling.hf.ntnu.no/ipa/full/snd/IPA304.mp3 in other words, like path, bath, etc... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: WRATH #99667 03/30/03 07:11 PM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina S sjm old hand sjm old hand S Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina wroth/moth for me too. And wwh, I say, 'baath' wroth/moth here - and you can say baath, just don't say ba'ath. Hi, Echeleon Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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