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Thread #157424 Message #3715401
Posted By: GUEST,padgett
09-Jun-15 - 04:49 AM
Thread Name: Origins: pronunciation of RIO
Subject: RE: Origins: pronunciation of RIO
The problem is that RIO is Spanish for River and the vowel sounds in Spanish differ from the English!!
Clearly when written down Rye ~ O is English and Reeo is Spanish