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Dear teachers,


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.
Hela

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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Old 10-Jan-2007, 07:04
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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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Don't let that ginger moustache and boyish charm fool you....!
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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I have my spies......
sheesh...
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sheesh...



(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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