Just sitting here with DH watching Kingdom (obviously not enough work to do) when he asked why 'ph' is pronounced 'v' in 'Stephen'. I couldn't think of any other examples, nor explain why this one is so. Any ideas?
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Can you think of any words in which 'ph' is pronounced 'v'?
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RacingSnake · 05/02/2010 22:10
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05/02/2010 22:57
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