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2) I read that the "s" in "Grosvenor" is not pronounced, woud you please tell me what is this word ?
Apart from "isle, islet, island, aisle" do you know other words where the "s" is not pronounced?

Best wishes and happy New Year to all of you.
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The US state of Illinois is prounounced "ill-uh-NOY." And Arkansas (Bill Clinton's home state) is pronounced "ARK-can-saw." The final "S" in both words is silent.
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You don't sound very curmudgeonly!

Don't let that ginger moustache and boyish charm fool you....!

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LOL, that's so funny! Is there something else that I should know?
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Don't let that ginger moustache and boyish charm fool you....!
How did you know I had a ginger 'mooey'?
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How did you know I had a ginger 'mooey'?


I have my spies......
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sheesh...
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(Psssst - You can stop padlocking your doors and pulling down the shades. You mentioned your 'stache it once in a post long ago.
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