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Can you help us pronounce this poet's name?
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:42 am
by John'smom
We're on week 8 of Beyond, the poem is entitled Where Lies the Land? It was written by Arthur Hugh Clough and we don't know how to pronounce his last name properly. I looked it up, but can't seem to find it online. Anyone know? Thank you from me and my dc.
Re: Can you help us pronounce this poet's name?
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:44 pm
by Tansy
I have a friend with that last name she says "k-l-off" kinda like cloth and cough mixed
Re: Can you help us pronounce this poet's name?
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:06 am
by John'smom
Tansy,
Thanks so much. We didn't know which sound to choose since "ough" can make 6 different sounds. It was driving me kind of batty not knowing of we were pronouncing it right or not. We weren't.
Re: Can you help us pronounce this poet's name?
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:45 am
by daybreaking
According to both:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clough
and
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clough
it should be pronounced "cluhf." I've been pronouncing it "clawf," so I guess I better change.
