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Old 03-12-2007, 08:34 PM   #285
Kingswood
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Melbourne, Vic
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
btw.... squirrel ....one syllable.
Only for in the US (and maybe Canada). Proper pronuniation elsewhere is SKWI-r*l. (First part sounds like "squid" without the d, and second sounds like "Errol" without the E.) This pronuniation is also used by some speakers in the USA. Both pronunciations are considered correct.
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