bertvaux@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote...
> Dear linguists and other lovers of the English language:
....
> Bert Vaux
Would one of the addressees consider opening a book on how the OP
pronounces his surname? I can think of a number of possibilities,
not all equally probable:
(a) to rhyme with 'auks'
(b) trw. 'fox'
(c) trw. 'gowks'
(d) trw. 'oaks'
(e) trw. 'saw'
(f) trw. 'cow'
(g) trw. 'hoe'
(h) trw. 'gauze'
(i) trw. 'hose'
(j) trw. 'dowse'
(k)-(t) as above, but starting with 'f'
Only punters who don't know the answer would be eligible to place
bets. Dr Vaux would be asked to reveal all when 48 puntless hours
have passed.
Elaborate anecdotes about Russian railway stations or Palestinian
bandages welcome.
--
Noel
