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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Schoolwork #1593 05/09/00 01:11 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 S sholmes stranger sholmes stranger S Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 Yes, 'victual' is pronounced 'vittle', and I've seen it spelled both ways. Vittle may be becoming the modern accepted spelling based on the pronunciation. But since you can still see it spelled the old, original way, the inclusion in the poem was at least instructive. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ghoti #1594 05/09/00 02:53 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Ah, gee, Jackie, you gave it away! ;-) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Schoolwork #1595 05/09/00 02:57 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York sholmes, Thanks for the Lingua Franca post! Although there are several non-English words contained therein, the point is taken. I've copied it and E-mailed it to several like-minded friends. :-) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: victual #1596 05/09/00 05:55 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 Re victual - no, that's fine, I was just wondering how to pronounce it. I love the poem! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ghoti #1597 05/09/00 07:15 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >Wasn't it G.B. Shaw who came up with this alternate spelling? There are many who take spelling reform quite seriously; Shaw left a large pile of money to the cause (which was constested by Lady Astor). http://members.aol.com/tsuwm/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 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. (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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,614 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 283 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,735 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,933 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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