| Re: English Lesson: Monty Python |
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| gadfyl (gadfyl@mosquitoe.net) |
2007/02/27 22:48 |
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Subject: Re: English Lesson: Monty Python
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:48:01 -0500
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askaboutenglish@gmail.com wrote:
>> For example, you claim, "The letter 'l' is quite often silent."
>> But in some of the examples you give, the 'l' is weakened to a 'w' (psalm --> sawm, not sam).
>
> Ok but it is still silent, yes?
What have we here but another example of your punctuation and spelling?
In vacuum is the second 'u' silent? Or is the first 'u' silent?
> Anyway please feel free to send me the link to your website about
> English, for me to lovingly pick through.
What have we here but another example of your ability to split an infinitive and inability to punctuate correctly?
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