OT-Happy St. Andrew's Day
Nov 29, 2006, 5:44 am
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Originally Posted by James S
Sorry really OT now, but I wonder if there any words with "gn" where the G is pronounced, ie the proverbial exception to the rule?
gnarl, gnome, gnash.....
Nov 29, 2006, 6:02 am
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Originally Posted by Halo
Ignite, igneous, ignorant, ignoramous.....
gnarl, gnome, gnash.....
gnarl, gnome, gnash.....
Sorry, I should have been more clear, but the rule we were discussing was, as posted earlier in the thread:
"I thought the rule was that G before N in the same syllable is not pronounced."
And as for the other three, are you sure "gnarl" etc. have a pronounced G? From the OED:
gnarl (nA:Rl), v. Obs. [frequentative f. gnar
Happy to be corrected though... James
Nov 29, 2006, 6:05 am
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Originally Posted by Smirnoff
And a gentle reminder that this is now the London Airways forum, so could all our Scottish friends remember that they are foriegn guests from now on. 
Last edited by djb25; Aug 8, 2013 at 4:04 am
Nov 29, 2006, 6:17 am
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Why do all Scots have a chip on their shoulder? 
I mean, half the world wishes they were English, but they get on with their lives. The Scots have so much Anglo-envy that it takes over their lives.
I mean, half the world wishes they were English, but they get on with their lives. The Scots have so much Anglo-envy that it takes over their lives.
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Nov 29, 2006, 6:53 am
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On the subject of devolution IMHO it doesn't go far enough - why should London and the South East continue to subsidise the rest of England, let alone the other parts of the UK. Perhaps Londonair wouldn't be such a bad thing after all.
Nov 29, 2006, 7:09 am
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thanks
Originally Posted by PhilH
Talking of the English language, "foreign" is an exception to the rule "i before e except after c".
Nov 29, 2006, 7:14 am
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Originally Posted by oldpenny16
I learn something new every time I visit this forum on FT. I never spotted 'foreign' as an exception but spelled it correctly. I wonder how this happened.
Nov 29, 2006, 7:16 am
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Originally Posted by oldpenny16
I learn something new every time I visit this forum on FT. I never spotted 'foreign' as an exception but spelled it correctly. I wonder how this happened.
The rhyme is usually not quoted in full:
I before E except after C, or before G.
Who knows the exceptions?
James
Nov 29, 2006, 7:24 am
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I don't really care for the Scottish accent but boy are they good kissers.
So Happy St Andrews day to them.
Which reminds me, is Scot Air a subsidiary of BA? ie on the LCY EDI route if you book on BA will you be on BA metal.
So Happy St Andrews day to them.
Which reminds me, is Scot Air a subsidiary of BA? ie on the LCY EDI route if you book on BA will you be on BA metal.
Nov 29, 2006, 7:28 am
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Originally Posted by VC10 Boy
I don't really care for the Scottish accent but boy are they good kissers.
b) on the reasonable assumption that you are referring to the men, does the fact that they wear a kilt 'facilitate things' as it were?
No jokes please about his two favourite Scotsmen - Ben Dover and Phil McCavity.
Nov 29, 2006, 7:38 am
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Originally Posted by VC10 Boy
Which reminds me, is Scot Air a subsidiary of BA? ie on the LCY EDI route if you book on BA will you be on BA metal.
ScotAir is owned by arch-homophobe and generally nasty person Brian Souter and should be boycotted on principle 
BA however flies with its own metal LCY-EDI and the route has thankfully been saved from the BACON sale to FlyBe. ^
Nov 30, 2006, 9:57 am
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And Happy St Andrew's day