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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook #179049 09/05/2008 11:26 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803  Originally Posted By: The Pook Whilst on different pronunciations, it's interesting that North Americans say Lootenn't for Lieutenant whilst English people say Leftenant. I would say Lyewtenant or L'tenant. Don't the English pronounce it one way for Navy lieutenants and the other for Army lieutenants? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted dropping letters as one writes Jean Florian 08/30/2008 12:36 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 08/31/2008 4:32 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes tsuwm 08/31/2008 5:12 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Faldage 08/31/2008 12:30 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/01/2008 1:59 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes olly 09/01/2008 3:39 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/01/2008 10:59 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Faldage 09/01/2008 12:09 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/02/2008 2:19 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes latishya 09/02/2008 3:33 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes of troy 09/02/2008 1:15 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/02/2008 11:47 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes twosleepy 09/03/2008 2:14 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes of troy 09/03/2008 1:28 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/04/2008 1:37 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Faldage 09/04/2008 1:49 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/05/2008 12:42 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Faldage 09/05/2008 11:26 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/06/2008 1:02 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Myridon 09/05/2008 2:33 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/06/2008 1:10 AM Re: dropping letters as one writes Buffalo Shrdlu 09/07/2008 8:13 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes Myridon 09/03/2008 5:30 PM Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook 09/02/2008 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,422 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 23 A C Bowden 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,238 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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