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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: a vs an Buffalo Shrdlu #197291 02/11/11 07:23 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy OP old hand OP twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY Originally Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu I think I need to pee. And I didn't even include "urination".... ;0) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a vs an twosleepy #197293 02/11/11 11:28 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,916 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,916 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water Make sure there's no cameras in the Pee-room. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a vs an LukeJavan8 #197295 02/12/11 12:09 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I notice that all those examples of initial U being pronounced YU are examples of the form uCV___. Can you think of any examples of the form uCC___? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a vs an Faldage #197306 02/12/11 05:57 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy OP old hand OP twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY It's so funny that you ask that, because I was thinking about that very same thing, and I think not. The VCV pattern makes the U say it's name (sorry, that's my teacher explanation...), so following that logic, URL would start like "urge". But I guess it's maybe because U is pronounced "you", and since it starts that way, so I went in that direction. But it doesn't matter anyway, because I've spelled it out from then on! 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 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,317 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 688 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,534 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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