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Re: [IRCA] Idaho Report
Mike Hawkins writes: I'd need half a bottle of tequila to try to pronounce that one.
Ghoughphtheighpteau is pronounced Po-TAY-to --
Gh = P in hiccough
ough = O in though
phth = T in phthysic
eigh = A in neighbor or weigh
pt = T in ptomaine
eau = O in plateau.
I learned that in sixth grade when we were discussing how hard the English language is for non English speakers to learn.
The Krumudgeon
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