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Tyke Malone

It works for me - I pronounce Shore and Sure the same. Similarly with Poor, pore, paw and pour - all exactly the same.

I suppose some people Sure as Shoo-er

Malone
I think you are right to stay ashore. I am possibly old-fashioned but I cannot understand why a woman would want to go to sea. I suppose the Wrens enjoyed it though.

Tyke

I pronounce them the same. Similarly law, lore and lure.

Malone

I enjoy being on the water. I loved rowing at school. I only rowed with the girls but one day I was asked to cox the boys eight. I thought my brilliant skill had been recognised but the stroke told me later that it was only because I was so light.

Cox, coxswain - tricky words.

grunger

Glad to hear that the boat did not sink. I get confused with the front of a boat/ship. Sometimes it is pronounced as in BOW and arrow, and sometimes Bough as in branch. Which is right?

Jigjag and Grunger

My Scottish 'shore' is 'sh- oar', my Scottish 'sure' is more 'Shoo-'r than Shoo-er.

I don't mind being at sea - if it's in comfort! I like ferries and proper-sized ships/boats, none of your rowing boats, or things with sails (and mainbraces, maybe, whatever those are).

Grunger, well done on your rowing 'promotion'.

Malone Grunger Jigjag

I think Yorkshire people are all `Shoo-ers` ... possibly a result of centuries of sheep herding!

Nice article in the FT by Robert Shrimsley lamenting the plight of the Apostrophe ...
... https://www.ft.com/content/c70f0b46-162b-11ea-9ee4-11f260415385

Sorry, FT want a subscription - if you google `apostrophe FT` you should get the link to the article!

"Praise the sea; on shore remain."
John Florio (1553-1625)

Certainly excellent advice then

Road sign in my street today (10th Dec) ...

... Advanced Warning of Road Works starting 9th Dec

One of the clues on this week's Clueless reminded me of the unfortunate Frenchman who fell into the Serpentine in Hyde Park.

"I will drown, and no-one shall save me" he cried.








So, of course, no-one did!