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Old 12-Nov-2005, 18:25
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Default Re: difference pronunciation between "flower" and "flour"

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Originally Posted by tdol
YTG, I have edited the post and put them back on the same line. It said that you had edited the post, other than that it wasn't touched AFAIK. Maybe the line breaks disappeared then, though I can't say why.
Well, look at my post that just been put back. It doesn't give any clue it was deleted and it was put back. How can that be done? A hidden function of vBulletin for admins/moderators?

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Originally Posted by tdol
Yes, but it can't creat exactly as what I created by the pictures.

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Originally Posted by tdol
Only a very small group say 'flarze' nowadays, just as only a very few say 'hice' for 'house'. That pronunciation wouldn't, in all probability, be considered RP anymore, but resticted to very small upper class circles, IMO.
I am not sure what you mean here. What word can be prounced as 'flarze'? With the 'z' sound? Flowers? With 'z' in the middle?

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Originally Posted by JJM Ballantyne
For all intensive purposes, "flour" and "flower" are homophones.
What English do you speak? British, American, Australian or Canadian?
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