"Denise~*" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 22:19:02 GMT, "Peter Aitken"
> > wrote:
>
> >No, it's a "correct" thing. At least my Webster's claims it is.

Methinks you may be misreading your Webster's.

>
> So what you are saying is, it is correct to say the "i" in cauliflower
> as an short "e" like the "i" in broccoli, instead of the 'I' in the
> word "ick"
>
> When I look on www.dictionary.com the Pronunciation Key for the "i"
> in cauliflower is different than the "i" in broccoli
> My Websters dictionary says the same thing.

Same here. It's apparently supposed to be the "i"
as in "pit" or "if". An "ih" sort of sound, like "ick."

Bob M.