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Re: Guys how to pronounce the word "flour"?
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2008, 02:33:37 AM »
Frank,
Where I live it's Ga-rah-ge  even if you park your own car.  ;D
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Re: Guys how to pronounce the word "flour"?
« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2008, 09:44:33 AM »
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Frank,
Where I live it's Ga-rah-ge  even if you park your own car.

Ga-ridge or Ga-rah-ge is a British distinction: on the other side of the pond it's guh-rahzh or guh-rahj, according to the dictionaries.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/garage

US /gəˈrɑ:ʒ/ /gəˈrɑ:dʒ/
UK /gærɪdʒ/ /gærɑ:ʒ/

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Re: Guys how to pronounce the word "flour"?
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2008, 05:41:01 AM »
Guys how about avast?

Is pronounced as a-vest or a-vast?

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Re: Guys how to pronounce the word "flour"?
« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2008, 06:41:32 AM »
"avast"  Of course the speaker has an American accent  ::)
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Re: Guys how to pronounce the word "flour"?
« Reply #19 on: May 19, 2008, 07:38:37 AM »
Oo.... I just checked it out and know what actually the avast meaning of. Before this I thought the name "avast!" is a own word name but actually there's meaning at the back of "avast". I just know that avast means stop. ;D

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Re: Guys how to pronounce the word "flour"?
« Reply #20 on: July 26, 2008, 12:30:12 AM »
Hi guys and gals,

Found something to test the US and UK variants online, that is txt to speak demo:
My pronunciation of a word may differ from someone else's. Test it here:
http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php

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Quality is rather good - you can save the wav files. Enjoy,
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Re: Guys how to pronounce the word "flour"?
« Reply #21 on: July 26, 2008, 08:04:38 AM »
This program is good but the problem is it need to download.

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Re: Guys how to pronounce the word "flour"?
« Reply #22 on: July 27, 2008, 01:45:24 AM »
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/flour

Click on the audio. ( The little speaker)

I concur with this one ... both the Audio version and the Pronunciation Key.  Right on the money!  I don't really agree with that it's pronounced the same as - Flower.  I guess it depends where one is from and what the dialect is there.  In MY case, I would pronounce "Flower" with a more pronounced "w."  Thus, that's why I can't say that I personally would pronounce "Flour" and "Flower" the same.
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Re: Guys how to pronounce the word "flour"?
« Reply #23 on: July 27, 2008, 02:07:29 AM »
Who ever said the off topic category was closed  ::) Isn't this suppose to be an anti virus forum. :o   

From what I read in the description for this particular Forum, it states, "Anything and everything about this Board."   Therefore, it is NOT designated as an Anti-Virus ... avast! Anti-Virus ... Malware ... Computers ... or even Technology Forum.  Even then though, I've always interpreted the General Topics Forum to be for basically all Non-avast! Topics ... but, still in the general area of Computers / Technology.  This with a little bit of leeway for venturing slightly into other areas, with discretion and maintaining control NOT to go wild into full-blown Off Topic Status.  Maybe NOT even an Off Topic Forum Proxy.   ;D
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Re: Guys how to pronounce the word "flour"?
« Reply #24 on: August 02, 2008, 02:21:47 AM »
name of Flournoy
corruption of the French
Fleur d' noix
of Black Flower
symbolized as the
Flower of the Black Walnut

many pronounce the name Fleur-noy
any type of flower or flour is not appreciated

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Re: Guys how to pronounce the word "flour"?
« Reply #25 on: August 02, 2008, 03:52:14 AM »
name of Flournoy
corruption of the French
Fleur d' noix
of Black Flower
symbolized as the
Flower of the Black Walnut

many pronounce the name Fleur-noy
any type of flower or flour is not appreciated

Would you like some Supersized Fries with that ... or some Flour Tortillas?   ;D
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