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Old 09-13-2007, 02:05 PM   #1
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I think that's what Spexx is saying ferret: it's spelled the same but it's pronounced differently....or am I mistaken Spexx?
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Old 09-13-2007, 02:09 PM   #2
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I think that's what Spexx is saying ferret: it's spelled the same but it's pronounced differently....or am I mistaken Spexx?
The original comment IS rather ambiguous, isn't it...
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Old 09-13-2007, 02:11 PM   #3
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Do you pronounce Ferry and Fairy the same way?
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Old 09-13-2007, 04:17 PM   #4
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Do you pronounce Ferry and Fairy the same way?
No. We Brits have a plethora of vowel sounds, but we only let the Pilgrims take one with them when they left.
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