Sounds fascinating : further observations on English phonetics and phonology / J.C. Wells ; illustrations by Lhinton Davidson.
How do you pronounce biopic, synod, and Breughel? - and why? Do our cake and archaic sound the same? Where does the stress go in stalagmite? What's odd about the word epergne? Pontcysyllte is obviously Welsh, but Penge is Welsh too! How cool is Caol in the Highlands of Scotland? What can Wesley...
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