SC - Question about pronunciation

[Laura C Minnick]

On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Jessica Tiffin wrote:

> My Middle English is a bit rusty... I do know that the 'e' on the end 
> is pronounced, sounded like the 'e' in "horses"; I suspect 
> (feverishly consulting my Chaucer...) the 'a' should be an 'ah', as 
> in 'father'.  Effect should be something like "mahk - eh".  
> 
> Hope this helps.  Better still, hope it's right!

So far as I can tell, that's as close as we'll get without a time machine
and tape recorder. Good work!

'Lainie
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Laura C. Minnick
University of Oregon
Department of English
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"Libraries have been the death of many great men, particularly the
Bodleian."
	Humfrey Wanley, c. 1731




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