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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: A Laputanesque or Houyhnhnmous question? #148882 10/12/2005 6:23 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Houyhnhnmous But how would you pronounce that? I can't come up with anything that makes sense. There're too many consonants...just like with Cymraeg (the language of Wales) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted A Laputanesque or Houyhnhnmous question? Homo Loquens 10/12/2005 2:32 PM Re: A Laputanesque or Houyhnhnmous question? Jackie 10/12/2005 5:54 PM Re: A Laputanesque or Houyhnhnmous question? belMarduk 10/12/2005 6:23 PM Houyhnhnmous pronounced wofahulicodoc 10/13/2005 12:12 AM Re: Houyhnhnmous pronounced wofahulicodoc 10/13/2005 12:30 AM Pronunciation Homo Loquens 10/13/2005 4:10 AM Re: Pronunciation Buffalo Shrdlu 10/13/2005 9:08 AM Re: Pronunciation TEd Remington 10/13/2005 11:22 AM Re: Pronunciation Father Steve 10/13/2005 12:04 PM Re: Pronunciation zmjezhd 10/13/2005 12:06 PM Re: Pronunciation Buffalo Shrdlu 10/13/2005 12:17 PM Re: Pronunciation belMarduk 10/13/2005 1:01 PM Re: Pronunciation inselpeter 10/13/2005 1:39 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

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