Aunt; was Re: "Authentic pronunciation" (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

We didn't have rabbits in Manhattan. That movie scared hell out of me.  I'd
imagined they were small.

The Caerbannog rabbit was also bad news. Like the swamp bunny that attacked
the President in 1979.

And Bugs Bunny -  reckoned by Salvador Dali the most terrifying creature on
earth.

JL

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> At 10/6/2010 10:10 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >"Vahz" is the sole pronunciation mentioned by the OED. Why the cover-up?
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> Because the OED is covering up the American pronunciation of
> "vayz"?  For this unrevised 2nd edition entry, only the British
> pronunciation is given.  From the on-line OED:
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> "The pronunciation system used in revised material differs in some
> respects from that used in the Second Edition. In addition, the
> revised material includes not only British but also U.S. pronunciations."
>
> Joel
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