Silent Letters Puzzle - Page 5

petrw1 · 2007-04-30, 21:37

... as the interest appears to have died on this one ... and for the sake of anyone who might be curious ... the answers to the last 5:

F: Halfpenny: old English pronounced: hey-puh-nee OR heyp-nee
J: Marijuana
R: Dossier
V: Fivepene: old English pronounced: fip-pence
Y: Say

grandpascorpion · 2007-04-30, 23:32

Marijuana and say are flimsy there.

xilman · 2007-05-01, 08:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by petrw1

A
C +++ Ctene +++ Haven't found a pronounciation yet
J +++ gJu +++ Can't find this word
M +++ Mpret +++ Can't find this word

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/puzzles/arc...anguage/part1/
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mpret
http://www.absp.org.uk/words/musicinstrum.html

Paul

MS63 · 2007-05-01, 12:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by davieddy

NucUlar

You can NOT be serious!!!!!

MS63

MS63 · 2007-05-01, 12:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by grandpascorpion

Marijuana and say are flimsy there.

"MariJuana" is clearly excellent.

MS63

grandpascorpion · 2007-05-01, 13:07

I was thinking J is rep'd by the W sound but you could argue it's like a U.

petrw1 · 2007-05-01, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by xilman

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/puzzles/arc...anguage/part1/
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mpret
http://www.absp.org.uk/words/musicinstrum.html

Paul

Hmmm....obscure, but findable if one looks hard enough ... who am I to argue against the World Wide Web which contains the answer to every question posed by the human race.

petrw1 · 2007-05-01, 15:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by grandpascorpion

I was thinking J is rep'd by the W sound but you could argue it's like a U.

Rhymes with Iguana (reptile)....in which the "W" sound comes from the "ua".

petrw1 · 2007-05-01, 15:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by grandpascorpion

Marijuana and say are flimsy there.

Do NewYorkians (is that what you call yourselves?) pronounce the "Y" in say?

grandpascorpion · 2007-05-01, 15:42

Most English speakers do (along with hay, pay, etc.)

It's New Yorkers BTW

grandpascorpion · 2007-05-01, 15:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by petrw1

Rhymes with Iguana (reptile)....in which the "W" sound comes from the "ua".

Good point

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2007-04-30, 21:37	#45
petrw1 1976 Toyota Corona years forever! "Wayne" Nov 2006 Saskatchewan, Canada 2²×7×167 Posts	... as the interest appears to have died on this one ... and for the sake of anyone who might be curious ... the answers to the last 5: F: Halfpenny: old English pronounced: hey-puh-nee OR heyp-nee J: Marijuana R: Dossier V: Fivepene: old English pronounced: fip-pence Y: Say

2007-04-30, 23:32	#46
grandpascorpion Jan 2005 Transdniestr 503 Posts	Marijuana and say are flimsy there.

2007-05-01, 13:07	#50
grandpascorpion Jan 2005 Transdniestr 503 Posts	I was thinking J is rep'd by the W sound but you could argue it's like a U.

2007-05-01, 15:42	#54
grandpascorpion Jan 2005 Transdniestr 503 Posts	Most English speakers do (along with hay, pay, etc.) It's New Yorkers BTW