Or from Ohio/Indiana.... Wash is pronounced Warsh Often heard is the "hi-th" (not height) of an object. >>> bbarr@california.com 28 Jan 08 19:36:45 >>> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:20:40 -0600, "PAUL James" wrote: >All, > >*** Are there _any_ English words that end in "hs" that make a sh sound?*** >I can't think of any, but along a similar vein, how about "FAVRE" >pronounced as if it were apelled FARVE. >As in "Bret Favre" the football player. > Maybe he's dyslexic. :=) Regards, Bob -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist