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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: dropping letters as one writes twosleepy #178997 09/03/08 01:28 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park Re: Singin Oh yes, lots of words morph like that waistcoat (Long A/long O-> morphs to weskit (schwa/short i!) (in US there are 2 words-waistcoat (said as spelled), and weskit, a synonym!) grindstone (pronounces as spelled in much of the US, but in UK grinstin.. (short i/short i) same with Hempstead (in much of US Hemp (like the fiber) and stead (like Instead) In UK hemp it morphs into something i recognize when said.. but (i forget!) how those guys over there say it! my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted dropping letters as one writes Jean Florian 08/30/08 12:36 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 08/31/08 04:32 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes tsuwm 08/31/08 05:12 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Faldage 08/31/08 12:30 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/01/08 01:59 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes olly 09/01/08 03:39 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/01/08 10:59 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Faldage 09/01/08 12:09 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/02/08 02:19 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes latishya 09/02/08 03:33 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes of troy 09/02/08 01:15 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/02/08 11:47 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes twosleepy 09/03/08 02:14 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes of troy 09/03/08 01:28 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/04/08 01:37 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Faldage 09/04/08 01:49 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/05/08 12:42 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Faldage 09/05/08 11:26 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/06/08 01:02 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Myridon 09/05/08 02:33 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/06/08 01:10 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Buffalo Shrdlu 09/07/08 08:13 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes Myridon 09/03/08 05:30 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/02/08 11:46 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,128 Members9,198 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 2,890 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 12 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,032 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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