Originally posted by lolof
When you learn new languages, you will find many words that are spelt the same way as in English but have a different meaning and are pronounced differently. I just mentioned 'the end - slut' as an example. It is pronounced a bit like as 'u' in 'used.
Thanks, lolof, for your thoughtful reply. Yes, I did understand your meaning at the time and, then, linked your
"the end in Swedish" to my ".... in English, gb. lol" suggesting that for whatever the reasons few reply to his posts so threads die young.