Head Scratcher

by weeklyrob on 22. Oct, 2006 in Language/Lit

Ironic is pronounced: eye + ron + ick.

Irony is pronounced: eye + run + ee.

Iron is pronounced: eye + yern. How did “R-O-N” become “Y-E-R-N”? [End of Post]

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  1. JB 23. Oct, 2006 at 11:13 pm #

    Bugs Bunny pronounced it eye+ron when he got zapped into a neanderthal rabbit by Marvin the Martian and proceeded to munch on a metal carrot.

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