Thread: Pronounciation of "syrup"
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Old 04-21-2005, 06:25 PM
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Originally posted by KSig RC
the y is not a 'hard' i, according to my OED - it's (si'r-ep, sūr-)

[i' is as in pit, ūr is as in urge]
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