Thursday, January 11, 2007

Ophilia

Meaning: Phenomenon of stressing of the vowel 'O' in English words by Keralites.
Pronounciation: O(loud and long drawn)-fili-aaa
Usage: The people from Kerala sure love the letter 'O'.The proof comes from their pronounciation of words such as 'Otto'(for Auto), O-peration(for operation),etc,etc.
Root: Ophelia(Greek for Help) + philia(Greek for love)
Note:If you don't get it, please read Otto and O-peration with real hard emphasis on the letter 'O'.

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