XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 12:48:10 +0000, The Natural Philosopher   
    wrote:   
      
   >I do remember the total inability of a French au pair to say 'squirrel'   
   >however :-)   
      
   And many Americans seem to have difficulty with it too, as they do   
   with "mirror", which many pronounce "meer".   
      
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