Yesterday, I saw yet another florist with a sign advertising “bokays,” and contemplated the word bouquet for a few seconds. In American English, bouquet is pronounced “bo-kay,” just like croquet is pronounced “cro-kay.” However, briquet, as in charcoal, is pronounced “bri-keht.”
Hmmm this post and all of its replies really intrigue me I love English…but there are still those senseless things about it that confuse me. Once in an English class, a friend of mine asked why there are so many different rules and things we should know about the English language…My teacher responded with “There just are. Learn them. Thats all I can tell you.”
Also…Is it masseusi or masseuses? Porpoisi or porpoises? sigh