# Mangetout

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangetout/413222>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 26, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangetout/413222 "2007-07-26T13:42:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Guy\_Betty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Guy\_Betty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Betty)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangetout/413222/41 "2007-07-27T18:44:15Z")

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[QUOTE=Kythereia]  
So, Main-gee-towt…  
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I don’t get the joke but Main-gee-towt is what I hear in my mind.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangetout/413222/42 "2007-07-27T18:57:49Z")

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[QUOTE=zeno]  
The ‘e’ in ‘mange’ should be pronounced roughly like the English schwa. The rule of three consonants dictates that if an ‘e’ is not at the beginning or end of a word, and there are two consecutive consonants either before or after, the ‘e’ cannot be elided. This not an airtight law however. Double consonants do not apply. And I believe there may be cases in which it may not apply if a consonant is not vocalized. But this is the general gist of the matter.  
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Am I being whooshed? That “e” is silent. As is the second “t”.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangetout/413222/43 "2007-07-27T20:42:14Z")

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[QUOTE=Hypno-Toad]  
How is it pronounced in Blikster?  
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[Nemgatuot](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412122&highlight=blikster)

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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangetout/413222/44 "2007-07-27T23:58:37Z")

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I am reminded of the grim spectre o’ fred death.

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