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tae   Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 08:29 GMT
Isn't your village somewhere in Korea?
fleur-de-lys   Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 14:10 GMT
room is pronounced /rum/ to rhyme with album

the other pronunciation sounds silly, although i do hear people use it. it's quite funny to hear americans trying to pronounce things like 'goodge street' and ridiculously overstretching the vowel.
Smith   Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 18:36 GMT
fleur-de-lys, I've never heard anyone pronounce ''room'' to rhyme with ''album''.
fleur-de-lys   Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 18:42 GMT
ok, or to rhyme with "book". same sound
it's british english pronunciation
Ed   Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 19:55 GMT
<<room is pronounced /rum/ to rhyme with album >>
Where?
Chamonix   Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 21:22 GMT
Deborah,

I didn't mention "good".
Chamonix   Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 21:26 GMT
fleur-de-lys,

"room is pronounced /rum/ to rhyme with album "
Not even close, to me.
Ved   Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 21:30 GMT
Room and album do not rhyme.