> >The 'b' in 'plumber' is silent

So's the "p" in 'swimming pool' and the "q" in 'bank'

> > Accents aside, only a few words are noticeably different (British
> > 'speciALity' vs American 'SPECialty' and British 'aluMINium' vs
> > American 'aLUMinum' come to mind)

How about element 111, Uuu - Unununium ? Put that in
Americanese and and you'd sound like you're trying to
speak with a mouthful of mashed potato

http://site.ifrance.com/okapi/periodic3.htm

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