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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Phonetic spelling? PastorVon #181378 01/02/09 09:00 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania Originally Posted By: PastorVon By the way, a famous English novel includes a slough in its narrative, the Slough of Despond. I don't know if Bunyan pronounced it slu or sluff. The novel is *Pilgrim's Progress* and the author was John Bunyan. Yes I did mention it above I believe. Bunyan probably pronounced it to rhyme with cow. Slew (IPA slu) seems to be dialectical North American for a canal. The English bog is a (IPA) slau. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Phonetic spelling? Timportance 10/15/08 02:34 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? zmjezhd 10/15/08 04:36 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? Faldage 10/15/08 10:11 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? olly 10/15/08 09:17 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? The Pook 10/16/08 12:41 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? Zed 10/16/08 05:15 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/11/08 04:29 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/11/08 04:30 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? tsuwm 12/11/08 05:50 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/11/08 10:27 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/11/08 10:29 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? tsuwm 12/11/08 10:33 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/16/08 06:25 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? tsuwm 12/16/08 06:28 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/17/08 03:59 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? tsuwm 12/17/08 04:17 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/19/08 06:32 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/19/08 06:34 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? tsuwm 12/19/08 06:36 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/19/08 06:40 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/19/08 06:41 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? Zed 12/22/08 07:16 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? The Pook 12/23/08 03:17 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? Zed 12/23/08 06:23 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? Faldage 12/23/08 11:42 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? Buffalo Shrdlu 12/23/08 01:46 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? zmjezhd 12/23/08 04:23 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? The Pook 12/24/08 01:45 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? Zed 12/24/08 07:17 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? Faldage 12/24/08 01:18 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/25/08 07:14 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? The Pook 12/26/08 09:35 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? zmjezhd 12/26/08 12:32 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? PastorVon 01/02/09 07:12 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? tsuwm 01/02/09 08:00 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? The Pook 01/02/09 09:00 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/26/08 10:38 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? The Pook 12/27/08 01:16 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? zmjezhd 12/27/08 05:06 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 12/29/08 04:54 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? The Pook 12/18/08 03:32 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? Buffalo Shrdlu 12/18/08 02:28 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? Faldage 12/19/08 03:07 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? olly 12/19/08 03:31 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? The Pook 12/19/08 03:44 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? Buffalo Shrdlu 12/19/08 12:44 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? Buffalo Shrdlu 12/19/08 12:45 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? PastorVon 01/02/09 06:52 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? PastorVon 01/02/09 06:54 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? Faldage 01/03/09 12:36 AM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 01/08/09 05:08 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? A C Bowden 04/02/13 02:06 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? Buffalo Shrdlu 04/02/13 03:19 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? LukeJavan8 04/02/13 03:32 PM Re: Phonetic spelling? anddrewlee 06/01/13 01:20 PM 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. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,317 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 583 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 13 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,534 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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