>since Americans pronounce
>everything the way they see it, they do pronounce the "b", even if it is
>a soft one, it is still pronounced. Comments?
>Quentin

I say "Plummer" as in Christopher.   I can't be sure about
my countrymen, since they've all started pronouncing the
G in Gnome again.   English isn't WYSIWYG, but Spanish is.

As for our two nations divided by a common language, we do
manage to pronounce "Worcestershire" in 3 syllables.  But
it's got me to wondering,

Shouldn't Rochester be pronounced "roster"?
And "duster" should be spelled Dustchester...

Now see what you've started.

Barry

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