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ninalanyon · 61-69, T
SW-User
@ninalanyon Maybe the name depends on which side of the pond you live on??
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@SW-User 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
@SW-User 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
wonder if Shur Tech Brands chose the avian name for that reason
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.