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Show English Preservo Early French. Tho pronunciation of Beaumont, ono of tho villages captured by tho Gor-mans Gor-mans in tho great attack on Verdun, presents, at any rato so far as tho first syllablo is concerned, no difficulties difficul-ties ovon to tho man in tho street Yet In tho olghtcenth century tho avorago Englishman spoko of "flowmont" and "Bowfort," and Leigh Hunt, commenting comment-ing on tho facf, maintains that the avorago Englishman for onco was right, and was merely roviving tho original French pronunciation, surviving sur-viving hero In tho word "beauty," which we correctly rhymo with 'duty." London Telegraph. |