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 Re: British people and their alphabet 
 Beasty, on host 194.201.13.162
  Wednesday, December 13, 2000, at 07:26:18
  Re: British people and their alphabet posted by Howard on Wednesday, December 13, 2000, at 06:33:48:
> How do you Brits pronouce the y?  Do you blow in or out? I say wy,not why.  
  We say wy. Only posh people pronounce the aitch
  > Is Wales pronounced the same as Whales?  
  Yes
 
  > And how about those words that begin with X? Do you use a zee sound or a zed?
  Depends on the word.  Xylophone has a Zye sound to it, Xenophobe a Zee and Xerox a Zere. 
  > And do you pronounce the u in flavour and colour?  I'll bet you put an Oh in front of 'possum, too.
  I only ever say flave-er or flave-or, i.e. only two syllables
  We don't have possums in England so it doesn't really arise.
  > How"flav oh you are"ard
  Bea "I say po-tay-toe..." sty 
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