Re: On-velope? Or enn-velope?

If its the 'Stone of scone' why not scone then - sconn is not 'Scone of stone' .... Ooer - bit of a mind twister .....

Re: On-velope? Or enn-velope?

"who says on-velope?" (and scone)
I do, Pats!
.....and I don't know why, I'm not posh 'onest!

Re: On-velope? Or enn-velope?

You're a 'sconn' are ya - I think its probably a regional thing .....
As someone said here - if its the way you're brought up, what can you do ... You've got into that way of saying things - cant be helped .....

Re: On-velope? Or enn-velope?

Because Pats, the village of Scone, and the stone of Scone, have nothing to do with the pastry, sconn.

Re: On-velope? Or enn-velope?

Do you think the word envelope was french & that's why I say "on-velope" because I have a bit of Ooooo la la in me?

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Oooo - sounds like Danny Kaye with one of his weird songs

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I bet it is - in that case I dont mind Ooo-La-La either

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I loved that "pestle in the vessel" very clever, will have to Google it!

Re: On-velope? Or enn-velope?

It seems the word envelope was borrowed into English from French during the early 18th century, and the first syllable acquired the pronunciation (on) as an approximation to the nasalized French pronunciation. Gradually the word has become anglicized further and is now most commonly pronounced (n-v-lp). The earlier pronunciation is still considered acceptable (according to an online article)

Re: On-velope? Or enn-velope?

There! Told ya! C'est vrie!