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From: comm@zeus.bris.ac.uk (M. Murray)
Subject: Re: margarine
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Gustaaf Van Moorsel (gvanmoor@aoc.nrao.edu) wrote:
: I have often wondered about the spelling vs. the pronunciation of
: 'margarin' in English. Are there other words in English where a 'g'
           E
: precedes an 'a' and yet is pronounced as if it preceded an 'e'?
: 
: Gustaaf

Go to gaol. Go directly to gaol. Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 
pounds (or dollars or kronor or whatever).
: 
: 

-- 
Martin Murray :: School of Chemistry, Bristol University, BS8 1TS, England
