Iron - solve an arguement
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drew17/05/10 @ 21:06
Me and the lass are just discussing the pronunciation of iron. As in iron, clothes, metal and ironman
I say i-orn
she says i-ron
the Internet agrees with me but apparently that's not enough
I say i-orn
she says i-ron
the Internet agrees with me but apparently that's not enough
SuperSteel10117/05/10 @ 21:08
Joni17/05/10 @ 21:08
richards987617/05/10 @ 21:10
IainKendrick17/05/10 @ 21:10
lol iRon yah do ron ron yah do ron ron
Don't prounounce the 'r'. Mind you Doc. D will have the definitive answer!
Don't prounounce the 'r'. Mind you Doc. D will have the definitive answer!
Tony17/05/10 @ 21:11
drew17/05/10 @ 21:11
Joni said:why teh f**k are you skipping a perfectly nice letter?
I'm from Yorkshire I barely pronounce any letters
drew17/05/10 @ 21:12
Tony said:You have discussions with your wife?
She's not my wife and the way these discussions keep going she might not be much more for long
youngy17/05/10 @ 21:15
shaunclegg17/05/10 @ 21:32
richards987617/05/10 @ 21:35
Doc_D17/05/10 @ 21:49
IainKendrick said:Mind you Doc. D will have the definitive answer!
Dunno about that... There's certainly no intervocalic rhotic in standard modern British English pronunciation, whence a verdict in favour of the OP. But the orthography seems to reflect Middle English rhotacism of an earlier s (cf. retention in modern German 'Eisen'). In other words, had the argument been ensuing in the time of Chaucer, the OP's better half might well have been right.
The relationship between English orthography and pronunciation is a very curious one...
stainless18/05/10 @ 06:57
Joni18/05/10 @ 07:42
shaunclegg18/05/10 @ 07:45