Show TAKE MY WORD FOR FORIT IT By Frank Colby SATURDAY FORUM Omaha Please give the pronunciations pronunciations pronunciations pro pro- of t the these h e s e three words ski chiropodist and eczema N. N. N T. T Answer The American pronunciation pronunciation pronunciation pro pro- of ot ski is skee The Norwegian and Swedish pronunciation pronunciation pronunciation shee Is heard occasionally occa occa- in England Chiropodist Chiropodist Chiropodist odist Is ROP uh the first syllable rhyming with by my The word eczema Is not ZEE eg Accent the first syllable only thus se EK Saginaw I have heard that the 0 O before Irish nam names stands for of If so BO how did it start start start-R. R. R. R 0 OL Answer It is a comm common n but mistaken notion Properly the 0 is the Irish word vord o 0 which means descendant T Thus h u s ONeill O'Neill is a descendant of Neill Nelll Likewise the prefix Mac also alO Mc Me and M m means ans son MacNeill MacNeill Mac- Mac Neill NeUl is son of Neill McGregor is son of Gregor Is son of Clintock The English English Eng Eng- lish Fitz Pita also means son FitzGerald Fitz FiU- Gerald Is son of Gerald Norfolk I am reading a book bookIn i In which the word poltergeist occurs What is It it-A. it A. A. A D. D Answer A poltergeist Is a noisy ghost one supposed to cause and other spooky sounds Th The word is from the German Pronounce it POLE- POLE ter-ghyst ter the third syllable begins begins begins be be- gins with the hard g as an in ghost and rhymes with iced diced Buffalo How is Bacardi pro- pro pronounced F. F. F E. E W. W Answer In America Its It's pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- buh KAHR KMITt dee In Cuba Its It's kahr DEE or occasionally occasionally occasionally oc oc- oc- oc kahr bah I |