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Mask Posted 22 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Gulliver's Travels
In the fourth part of Gulliver's Travels Gulliver meets the Houyhnhnms. How is that word pronounced?
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mask: Houyhnhnm is pronounced like 'who in 'em'. There could be other variants.
- mask: Houyhnhnm is pronounced like 'who in 'em'.
- There could be other variants.
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mask:
Houyhnhnm is pronounced like 'who in 'em'.
There could be other variants.
Houyhnhnm is pronounced like 'who in 'em'.
There could be other variants.
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According to Merriam-Webster Online.......
Main Entry: Hou·yhn·hnm
Pronunciation: 'hwi-n&m, hü-'i-n&m
Function: noun
: a member of a race of horses endowed with reason in Swift's Gulliver's Travels
Hope this helps.
Eric
Main Entry: Hou·yhn·hnm
Pronunciation: 'hwi-n&m, hü-'i-n&m
Function: noun
: a member of a race of horses endowed with reason in Swift's Gulliver's Travels
Hope this helps.
Eric
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