Duty doody or dootee DYOO-tee --
Err aIr ur ~
Era AIR-uh EER-uh § ~.
Ye (as in ye olde forte) ye the The Y is actually an old Anglo- E:1: §
Saxon character, which was pro
nounced TH.
Shoppe SHOP-ee shop This spelling is a throwback to
old English anyway and should
be avoided except for effect.
Heinous HIGH-nis, HEE-nis HAY-nis The first syllable rhymes with
(and a variety of other say, play and tray.
corruptions)
Height heighth height No TH on the end.
Human YOO-man HYOO-man
Nuclear NOO-kyuh-lur NYOO-klee-ur or
NOO-klee-ur
Kiln kiln kil The N is silent.
Often AHF-ten AHF-en The T is silent.
Pianist PEE-uh-nist pee-AN-ist PEE-uh-nist is the put-on, --w ~
coco
(coco)
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