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Ah, but all those 'ff's' and the mysterious, mercurial 'w'! Therein lay the temptation to vote for that particular cigarette, Saint Peter aside!
Thanks, tsuwm, for showing us the ffateffwlly mated pair.
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all those 'ff's'...
Knowing your love of learnt details, have you realised the significance (or should I say signifficance?) of the doubled letter, Miz mercurial double double-you? The single f in Welsh renders the voiced v sound: for example the name of my wife's family home was Tredefaid, pron.: Tree-DEV-eye'd. The doubling renders the unvoiced sofft eff :)
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Especially since I worked so hard for about a half an hour researching my defintion language!
Ditto! Nearly half an hour spent at online Welsh-English dictionary, testing lements of powfag for usable Welsh meanings. Then to be told that I needed "an assist" for my votes was enough to make me spring a leek. From Cymraeg comes rage, I guess.
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Well, max, take heart: I voted for your definition because of your hard work! It impressed me--to the point that I found a good degree of authenticity there. As for any lingering anger, I'd suggest letting it go up in smoke.
And, mav, thanks for the 'f'/'ff' lesson. I did thoroughly enjoy learning about those pronunciations, as you probably knew I would.
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I gotta learn not to look at your posts while enjoying my favorite steaming beverage. You owe me a new keyboard!
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