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Liquorice - Settle a bet

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  • 09-12-2007 12:29pm
    #1
    delta_bravo
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    What way should this be pronounced. I was having an argument with my friend over this. He insists it should be pronounced liquor-ice, basically merging liquor and ice into one word. However i always thought the correct pronounciation was liquor'ish'.

    Any ideas?


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    #2
    jcoote
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    i'd pronounce it liquor-ish and so does eveyone else i've ever heard sayin the word but is it correct...i dunno??? :)


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    homah_7ft
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    I've never even heard someone using the "ice" ending. Strange.


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    delta_bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    homah_7ft wrote: »
    I've never even heard someone using the "ice" ending. Strange.

    Yeh same here. I think what he was saying is where does the 'ish' sound come from in the word and that 'ice' would suit it phonetically. It just sounds wrong though


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    homah_7ft
    Registered Users Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭homah_7ft


    Perhaps it's due to the history of the word. I see that it comes from Anglo-French, licoris. Maybe an etymologist can explain it for us.


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    Faith
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    I'd pronounce it liquor'ish. I've heard people saying liquor'iss though.


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    delta_bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    Faith wrote: »
    I've heard people saying liquor'iss though.

    Oh wait thats the way he says it. Is that correct?


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    Faith
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    Yeah, I think they're both equally correct.


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