and as has been discussed elsewhere (most recently in the Advent thread,) English spelling has nothing to do with pronounciation! it is a bit worse in England..
pronounced Mam (as in spam) rather than Marm (as in palm)
• Interesting pronunciations include:
Althorp - All-trup
De la Warr - Della-ware
Beaulieu - Bew-ly
Le Fanu - Leff-new
Blenheim - Blen-im
St John - Sin-jun
Cholmondeley - Chum-li
Theobald - Tibbald
What caught my eye was "... than Marm (as in palm) "and not Marm, as in Harm.
to me britches is the correct word.. and breech is correct too-- not only in a breech delivery, but in a battle plan, when there is a break in the battle lines, and the opposing force "heads for the breech"
As for Brooch -- i (ignorent thing that i am) i think most often i would say it to rhyme with coach.. not as brooch (to rhyme with houtch, or "Coo, Coo, Coochie, goodby..") the same as broach-- to bring up a subject.. )
