[sci.military] A question about pronunciation

denbeste@BBN.COM (Steven Den Beste) (10/27/89)

From: Steven Den Beste <denbeste@BBN.COM>

Is "submariner" pronounced "sub-MARE-inn-err" or "sub-muh-REEN-err"? Or some
other way?


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tarquin@zen.co.uk (Ian Mitchell ) (11/01/89)

From: tarquin@zen.co.uk (Ian Mitchell )

In article <10674@cbnews.ATT.COM> denbeste@BBN.COM (Steven Den Beste) writes:
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>From: Steven Den Beste <denbeste@BBN.COM>
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>Is "submariner" pronounced "sub-MARE-inn-err" or "sub-muh-REEN-err"? Or some
>other way?
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>

Here in the UK I would pronounce it as `sub'-`mariner' pronouncing the mariner
as in sailor.

Tarqs [the pronounced]

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