An American man and his wife are discussing a question of pronunciation.

"I was talking with my co-worker one day, and when he pronounced twosome he prounced it like chuesome. I always thought it had just a straight t sound. What do you think?" he asked.
"I think it sounds fine either way."
"Well then how would you say some words, like the second day of the week? Would you replace the first letter with a ch sound?"

How would the wife most likely answer?

The International Organization of Standards defines Monday as the first day of the week. And it is recognized as such by many countries, including most of Europe, Asia, and South America. Yet, in other countries, primarily the United States and Canada, Sunday is recognized as the first day.

American, though most often refers to a person of the United States, may also refer to a person of any region of the Western hemisphere.  If the American man and his wife were from one of the regions that recognized Monday as the first day of the week, the pronunciation would most likely not be in the English language.

Thus, the "trick" is the American IS from the United States where Monday is the second day of the week, and is not a day that would be pronounced "Chonday". 

Posted by Dej Mar on 2007-03-26 10:23:26