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gemfyre ([personal profile] gemfyre) wrote2006-04-14 12:54 pm

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WHY do Americans pronounce "Parmesan" as "Parmajhan"?

Hrm, maybe the same reason "herb" becomes "urb" in Americanese, and aluminium loses a syllable.

[identity profile] lucidnightdream.livejournal.com 2006-04-14 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
We pronounce "Aluminum" the way we spell it :P There isn't another "i"