tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post8387243289521918178..comments2024-03-27T21:54:06.467-07:00Comments on Wordlady: What the F is an F doing in "lieutenant"?Katherine Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-56502764691750555282018-08-10T05:50:29.458-07:002018-08-10T05:50:29.458-07:00my mother to her dying day put the F in lieutenant...my mother to her dying day put the F in lieutenant. You mentioned the influence of the British on the Canadian armed forces. My mother spent some time in her formative years working at the airport in Dorval (Montreal) working for the airforce there. It must have had an influence on her; perhaps also the fact that her father, a Scottish immigrant, also served in the British army in WWI. i don't recall anyone else that used that pronunciation except actual British folks on TV.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358728471365538242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-29441761192052799032015-07-24T13:19:02.412-07:002015-07-24T13:19:02.412-07:00This is great! I've wondered about both of the...This is great! I've wondered about both of these words.Dawn Loewenhttp://www.loewenediting.comnoreply@blogger.com