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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Morbid pronunciation #144638 06/30/2005 4:30 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Can I ask those from N. America how they would pronounce the word 'deaths'? My colleague from the US (Nebraska and California I believe) had occasion to use this word several times this morning, and his pronunciation was (approximately given the limitations of this system) /dez/, while I would pronounce it /deths/, where th = voiceless dental fricative. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Morbid pronunciation Bingley 06/30/2005 4:30 AM Re: Morbid pronunciation Faldage 06/30/2005 10:14 AM Re: Morbid pronunciation Buffalo Shrdlu 06/30/2005 10:50 AM Re: otherwise AnnaStrophic 06/30/2005 11:19 AM Re: Morbid pronunciation Bingley 06/30/2005 2:23 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation Buffalo Shrdlu 06/30/2005 2:25 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation Bingley 06/30/2005 2:33 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation Buffalo Shrdlu 06/30/2005 2:40 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation Rainmaker 06/30/2005 2:43 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation Buffalo Shrdlu 06/30/2005 2:53 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation Faldage 06/30/2005 9:30 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation Rainmaker 06/30/2005 11:43 PM Re: More bid pronunciation Buffalo Shrdlu 06/30/2005 11:46 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation tsuwm 06/30/2005 11:47 PM Re: hytthop pronunciation Buffalo Shrdlu 06/30/2005 11:50 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation Elizabeth Creith 07/05/2005 12:31 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation Buffalo Shrdlu 07/05/2005 12:40 PM Re: vague tsuwm 06/30/2005 3:23 PM Re: vague nancyk 06/30/2005 3:45 PM Re: vague Bingley 07/01/2005 9:38 AM Re: vague Capfka 07/01/2005 10:07 AM Re: vague maverick 07/01/2005 11:13 AM Re: Morbid pronunciation Sparteye 06/30/2005 1:32 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation AnnaStrophic 06/30/2005 2:06 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation Rainmaker 06/30/2005 2:10 PM Re: Morbid pronunciation Sparteye 06/30/2005 4:36 PM The sound of death Father Steve 07/01/2005 5:21 PM Re: The sound of death Bingley 07/05/2005 4:43 AM Re: The sound of death Father Steve 07/05/2005 4:52 AM Re: The sound of death Bingley 07/05/2005 5:22 AM Re: The sound of death Faldage 07/05/2005 9:51 AM 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,380 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 38 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,206 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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