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263715 Don Schwartz <dks@t...> 2017‑10‑28 Re: Patina?
On 2017-10-27 4:33 PM, Mike Lynd via OldTools wrote:
> And the correct pronunciation is.........
>
> p'TEENǝ
>
> or
>
> PATinnǝ?


The Wiktionary suggests the two illustrate yet another difference 
between English as spoken in Britain and as it's spoken in USA. In 
Britain, the emphasis is apparently on the first syllable, whereas in 
America it's on the second. The latter is arguably closer to the French 
'patine' , from which it is derived (or so they say), though the 'hard' 
EE sound would not be. In my experience here in Canada, English speakers 
favour the American emphasis. As an aside, it appears the default 
spell-checker in Thunderbird is American-based: it highlights my 
spelling of 'favour'. I'll have to fix that!


FWIW

Don

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