tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post7035870530930695075..comments2024-03-22T15:15:09.943-04:00Comments on Lionel Deimel’s Web Log: SaltinesLionel Deimelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08363018512775944659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-72391756144456054002010-09-16T04:01:01.184-04:002010-09-16T04:01:01.184-04:00And what about machine? I don't think I'v...And what about machine? I don't think I've ever heard "mac-hyne"!David Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00385229820325403291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-81433521052357083472010-09-15T20:59:17.457-04:002010-09-15T20:59:17.457-04:00Apparently. See http://www.merriam-webster.com/dic...Apparently. See <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bovine" rel="nofollow">http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bovine</a>.Lionel Deimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363018512775944659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-82623597069426942292010-09-15T18:19:10.129-04:002010-09-15T18:19:10.129-04:00Can you say "Bo-veen?" I don't beli...Can you say "Bo-veen?" I don't believe I've ever heard that . . . .Bruce Robisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193701138386039942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-22046624665519911982010-09-15T16:22:23.730-04:002010-09-15T16:22:23.730-04:00Hum, good point. I did think about “bovine,” whose...Hum, good point. I did think about “bovine,” whose second syllable can be pronounced either way.Lionel Deimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363018512775944659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-88190377991373310832010-09-15T16:12:54.900-04:002010-09-15T16:12:54.900-04:00Then again, there's "marine." And d...Then again, there's "marine." And don't all those "ine" elements have the long e sound? Chlorine, fluorine? But then there's "serpentine" which will go either way, as befits its twisty nature.LKThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791517233920008067noreply@blogger.com