Pair of Syllables

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#1471 Post by suein56 »

umbrella
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#1472 Post by Veem »

elephant
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#1473 Post by suein56 »

Veem wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:20 amelephant
I'm intrigued as to how you got there from Umbrella .. what am I not seeing/hearing ?
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#1474 Post by Norfolkngood »

Fantasy
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#1475 Post by Veem »

suein56 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:58 am
Veem wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:20 amelephant
I'm intrigued as to how you got there from Umbrella .. what am I not seeing/hearing ?
I took the last syllable - 'ella' and added fant!
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#1476 Post by suein56 »

Yes I know that :) .. but it's ele . . not ella.

Anyway it's water under the bridge .. I will get to grips with this game, someday ;)
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#1477 Post by Veem »

suein56 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 6:01 pm Yes I know that :) .. but it's ele . . not ella.

Anyway it's water under the bridge .. I will get to grips with this game, someday ;)
Many, if not most people pronounce the ele part of elephant as ella.

fantasy -> seesaw
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#1478 Post by suein56 »

Veem wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:04 pm Many, if not most people pronounce the ele part of elephant as ella.
fantasy -> seesaw
Ah .. that's the snag, not me.

seesaw -> sawdust
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#1479 Post by Veem »

duster
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#1480 Post by Norfolkngood »

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