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ninalanyon · 61-69, T
:-)
Jemimapuddleduck · 31-35, F
@ninalanyon Maybe the name depends on which side of the pond you live on??
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Jemimapuddleduck No: "Duck" is the brand, "duct" the general type - but using the former is easier to say and slightly more mellifluous!
Makes me wonder if Shur Tech Brands chose the avian name for that reason......
[There are similarly tongue-trapping, consonant meetings in Welsh, for those of us who don't speak the language but politely try pronouncing Welsh place-names correctly!]
Makes me wonder if Shur Tech Brands chose the avian name for that reason......
[There are similarly tongue-trapping, consonant meetings in Welsh, for those of us who don't speak the language but politely try pronouncing Welsh place-names correctly!]
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@Jemimapuddleduck I don't live on either side of the pond. I'm across the North Sea, a puddle in comparison to the pond. :-)
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@ArishMell [quote] wonder if Shur Tech Brands chose the avian name for that reason[/quote]
Of course. Duck is the usual pronunciation in the US, and probably elsewhere unless the speaker is making a special effort. The two Ts together make for awkward speech.
Of course. Duck is the usual pronunciation in the US, and probably elsewhere unless the speaker is making a special effort. The two Ts together make for awkward speech.