Re: Pilates classes + onesie

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From: the Omrud
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 13:21

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Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> spake thusly: 

> "David" writes:
> > Pilates is a trendy exercise programme...
> > It's pronounced pill-ARE-tees
> 
> Only if you're nonrhotic and think that's the same as pill-AH-teez.

I am, and I do.

So there's an interesting question.  Are Belgians rhotic when 
speaking English as a foreign language?

-- 
David
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