JJD wrote:

> On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 10:48:00 -0500, "Helen Ramsay" <r@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> 
>>"JJD" <jefdrab@newsguy.com> wrote
>>
>>>Ian J Cottee <ian@cottee.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>>JJD <jefdrab@newsguy.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>And scones.  Don't forget the scones.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Would you provide a pronounciation guide for the foreign johnnies,
>>>>>>Jeff? There's a good chap.
>>>>>
>>>>>What, and provide them with one of the ultimate clues to Britishness?
>>>>>I should jolly well think not.  Foreign johnnies must learn their
>>>>>place.
>>
>>On the one hand you *won't* provide a 'pronounciation' guide, but...
>>
>>
>>>>She was a professional flutist and decent pianist and was playing
>>>>accompanying music at some auditions for a West End musical.
>>
>>>Flautist.
>>
>>you jump right in with a spelling guide! Bad form old chap!
>>
> 
> Not at all.  One, the spelling, is the tradesman-like nuts and bolts,
> whilst the other, the pronunciation, is the style, character and
> essence - quite a different k of f.

Nevertheless, a spelling guide is still information, useful information, 
which is traditionally to be eschewed in this illustrious environment.

TTFN
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Peter J. Lusby
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