Old 08-10-2012, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MissQuilter
That is also how they pronounce it in England... Very aristocratic!
The Scots have long held an alliance with the French - a little more emphasis on the 'li' please http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=applique
In all seriousness, I don't think it matters how people pronounce words as long as they can make themselves understood. Y'all pronounce 'scones' (which should rhyme with 'yawn') differently, which are like your biscuits. You call our biscuits cookies.................tomato/tomato.
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