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I was going to say, no, the French have it with an L too... Legolas Send a noteboard - 09/11/2017 08:39:05 PM

but it seems that many centuries ago, the French word was indeed with an R, like the Spanish. Not anymore, though. Either way, it's bizarre - not just the L pronounced as R, but the way the two Os are ignored and it sounds like 'kernel' more than anything else. Even by the standards of the English language, that's an unusual pronunciation compared to how it's spelled, and it's not as if it even resembles the pronunciation in those languages which do/did use the spelling with an R...

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"Different to" or "different from"? Discuss Cannoli - 09/11/2017 05:29:38 PM 627 Views
Hailing from neither said nameless islands, nor the equally nameless former colonies... Legolas - 09/11/2017 06:41:43 PM 347 Views
An answer. The Shrike - 09/11/2017 06:54:32 PM 467 Views
Despite what the link says, I prefer 'from" or "than." damookster - 09/11/2017 07:35:36 PM 285 Views
I think I say 'than' The Shrike - 09/11/2017 07:41:45 PM 324 Views
The pronunciation of "colonel" isn't a Brit/American english thing, is it? damookster - 09/11/2017 07:59:27 PM 361 Views
Regarding your inside statement - Not for an Anglophile The Shrike - 09/11/2017 08:22:44 PM 332 Views
I don't believe there's a colonel of truth in what you've just written Tom - 09/11/2017 08:51:00 PM 333 Views
I was going to say, no, the French have it with an L too... Legolas - 09/11/2017 08:39:05 PM 346 Views
Just say "different then" [sic] and irritate everyone *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:40 PM 178 Views
then than same thing random thoughts - 10/11/2017 02:26:37 PM 314 Views
No. They don't have the same meaning and can radically change a sentence's meaning. The Shrike - 10/11/2017 05:34:16 PM 353 Views
HA! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:49:15 PM 368 Views
That one is a good one too! The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:53 PM 391 Views
can you explain that in more detail? random thoughts - 11/11/2017 12:23:41 AM 376 Views
Here - I have done it for you. The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:00 PM 280 Views
maybe you could define sarcasm random thoughts - 13/11/2017 04:09:40 PM 410 Views
You're welcome. The Shrike - 13/11/2017 05:24:33 PM 324 Views
No you really should have know I was kidding so you run along *NM* random thoughts - 14/11/2017 02:11:22 AM 181 Views
The past participle of know is known. The Shrike - 14/11/2017 12:28:03 PM 296 Views
I found the article in the sidebar on the October Revolution quite amusing *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:07 PM 186 Views
This one? The Shrike - 09/11/2017 10:59:39 PM 532 Views
The very same! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:47:35 PM 296 Views
different than *NM* random thoughts - 09/11/2017 09:57:20 PM 190 Views
Can I understand what you're saying/writing? That's all I really need. aerocontrols - 10/11/2017 03:32:47 PM 426 Views
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