In his blog entry of the
5th of December John Maidment informs us that, while he was watching the BBC quiz show
University Challenge, the quizmaster, Jeremy Paxman, asked this question: "In which European city is the art museum known as the
['aɫteɪ 'pi:nə'kotek]?" A member of the Balliol College team replied: "
[ˈmjuːnɪɕ]."
The proof of the aarghing is in the listening:
credit: BBC2
Be informed that, as a consequence of this pronunciation zenith, John Maidment founded the
Honourable Society of Aarghicians. The date and venue of the inaugural meeting will be announced in due time.
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