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Date: 2008 | 08 | 12

No R (5)

Aug 12, 2008

The following words do not contain the letter "R", contrary to popular usage:

Oil
Wash
Alpha/delta (no offense, Asians)

I'm taking a class where the professor mentions Euler angles on a regular basis. I've heard it pronounced "oiler" and "yooler" but haven't heard a definitive answer as to which is correct. But one thing I know for sure is that "erler", which is how the professor says it, is 100% wrong. #language

Comments

Rus

Aug 13, 2008

I find it frighteningly odd that two people would mention Euler twice within 24 hours. What should I surmise? (Of course the other person who mentioned him was talking about his faith).

While we're on the subject, please let those around you know that when a 't' follows directly behind an 'n' it is NOT silent. :-)

Dave

Aug 13, 2008

Can you give an example?

Rus

Aug 13, 2008

Ask some of your locals how to pronounce Boonton and see if you hear a "t."

Dave

Aug 13, 2008

I personally pronounce that incorrectly because it takes too much effort. But I pretend it has no first "n", as in Booton, which rhymes with Newton. And that "on" is more like an apostrophe "n", as in "Boot'n". Oh well, I don't live there.

Dave

Aug 18, 2008

Let me add the following to my original list:

Watch
Saw