Puester wrote on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:18:09 GMT:

??>> It is "scahmpee." Who knows why we pronounce things the
??>> way we do. Part is regional but part is other factors.
??>> Like ANT and ONT. I can't stand hearing people say ONT
??>> because it just sounds so fakey, like they are putting on
??>> airs. But maybe it IS ONT. ??
??>>
P> Your AHNT is a parent's sibling. An ANT is an unwelcome
P> picnic companion.

Where do you come from? I was brought up in England and Scotland
and both were pronounced the same!


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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