Ignorant pronunciation of words seen but not heard

[nq:1]One not from from (sic) the film I recall is 'archipelago' pronounced 'AR-chip-el-AR-go'.[/nq]
If the word were "seen but not heard," where would the second R come from?

[nq:1]There is also 'misled' to rhyme with 'drizzled'.[/nq]
Odd. In my own mind's ear it had a long I, like /maIz@ld/.

[nq:1]A problem of the autodidact. The case that springs to mind is Fred Kite, the Peter Sellers shop steward in ... is also 'misled' to rhyme with 'drizzled'. And plenty of other better ones that just don't immediately spring to mind.[/nq]
The only region of Britain where a birdwatcher will see a Chough is in west Wales. I remember as an eleven year old learning from a book how to identify a

[nq:1]There is no online script, so I can't give examples. One not from from the film I recall is 'archipelago' pronounced 'AR-chip-el-AR-go'.[/nq]
When I first saw that one, in LeGuin, I came up with "AR-chip-e-LA-go".
Aaron Davies
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[nq:2]One not from from (sic) the film I recall is 'archipelago' pronounced 'AR-chip-el-AR-go'.[/nq]
[nq:1]If the word were "seen but not heard," where would the second R come from?[/nq]
I'm not sure of your question, but do you realize that that "AR" is a British person's sound-spelling of "AH"? A common source of confusion. Har, Har is Ha, Ha, and so on.

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[nq:1]A problem of the autodidact. The case that springs to mind is Fred Kite, the Peter Sellers shop steward in ... examples. One not fromfrom the film I recall is 'archipelago' pronounced 'AR-chip-el-AR-go'. There is also 'misled' to rhyme with 'drizzled'.[/nq]
Like Mike Connally, I think of this one as /'maIz@ld/.
[nq:1]And plenty of other better ones that just don't immediately spring

[nq:2]There is no online script, so I can't give examples. One not from from the film I recall is 'archipelago' pronounced 'AR-chip-el-AR-go'.[/nq]
[nq:1]When I first saw that one, in LeGuin, I came up with "AR-chip-e-LA-go".[/nq]
Same thing, I believe. Assume Halcombe is nonrhotic.

Best Donna Richoux

[nq:2]A problem of the autodidact. The case that springs to ... from from the film I recall is 'archipelago' pronounced 'AR-chip-el-AR-go'.[/nq]
Mine was MEL-an-CHOL-ee. Or was it MEH-lan-CHOH-lee? Never was sure how it was pronounced, since I'd only ever read it, and never ever heard anyone use it.
And then there were words which I'd heard used, but didn't know how to spell, since I'd nev

[nq:1]Mine was MEL-an-CHOL-ee. Or was it MEH-lan-CHOH-lee? Never was sure how it was pronounced, since I'd only ever read it, and never ever heard anyone use it.[/nq]
You've never asked the band to play "Melancholy Baby"?
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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[nq:1]I'm not sure of your question, but do you realize that that "AR" is a British person's sound-spelling of "AH"?[/nq]
Of course, but many readers don't. The poster didn't specify that the transcription system in play was nonrhotic.