Andy Rabagliati wrote:
On Wed, 27 Apr 2005, Ray Saintonge wrote:
David 'DJ' Hedley wrote:
When it comes to that surname the Olympic gold medalist with that name made us aware that it is pronounced as though the "ag" were not in the name.
After moving to Scotland (hastily) over 100 years ago we have put the a back in, but the g is still gone.
May I assume that your surname is Italian? In that case, I feel I must correct you. The g is not "gone" (by which I assume you mean "silent", i.e. not pronounced); rather, the letter combination "gl" stands for a distinct sound (similar to how "sh" in English stands for a sound that is different from both "s" and "h"). Unfortunately, the "gl" sound does not occur in English (or indeed many other European languages), and to most people it just sounds like an l.
Timwi