[BITList] 8 pronunciation errors that made the English languagewhat it is today | David Shariatmadari | Comment is free |theguardian.com

[HUGH]

Mike,

An interesting article.

We don't say "fawk", etc - we say "foke", etc.

We don't always say "emty", somtimes it's "empty", where the "p" is a sort of glottal stop.

And we alternate between "Wensday" and "Wedensday". Depends on how fast.

Hugh.
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