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On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:23:42 +0100, Hibou wrote:

> Le 30/03/2026 à 02:16, rbowman a écrit :
>> On Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:13:07 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>> For a belly laugh, listen to Americans trying to pronounce 'buoy'
>>> Definitely the addition of a superfluous 'u' there'
>> 
>> At least we don't say 'bwoy'. There may be some historical precedent
>> for 'boo-eee'.  Lifebuoy soap was popular when I was a kid and was
>> pronounced 'boy'. It went out of fashion in the '60s and I don't think
>> it's even on the market anymore.
> 
> 
> The American pronunciation of 'buoy' is a bit like the French
> pronunciation of 'bouée'. The TLF says 'bouée' is probably borrowed from
> Middle Dutch. Collins says that 'buoy' is probably Germanic and has a
> cognate in Middle Dutch.
> 
> I expect JJ will comment. Whatever he says about Middle Dutch, it's
> still pronounced 'boy' hereabouts.
> 
> As to American pronunciation, I think it's 'oregano' that amuses me
> most.

Carlos can weigh in but given its Latin roots I think it's the Brits that 
butcher that one.

I'm watching a Netflix series based on one of Jo Nesbø's novels and I'd 
read a couple of the novels before. I always wondered how familiar he was 
with English when he named his character Harry Hole.