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Thread #87436   Message #1632759
Posted By: GUEST
22-Dec-05 - 06:03 AM
Thread Name: BS: 'Math' or 'Maths'
Subject: RE: BS: 'Math' or 'Maths'
In England it is ALUMINIUM and, for some unknown and inconsistent reason, it is ALUMINUM in the US (I don't believe the US has CHROMUM for example).

I also don't say drawring, I believe it is people hearing what is more of an aspirant sound at the end of the w sound coupled with the following vowel sound which they, erroneously, think is an R sound.

Saw and sore and soar are all homonyms English