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Originally Posted by WilliamJenningsBryan
If you are taking a Latin pronunciation you are not being consistent. The Latin "v" is pronounced as a "u" (or "oo"), but the Latin "c" is more like a "k" - so it would be "kou - feh - feh". We would ordinarily consult the Basque's, but nobody cares about them any more.
What we are dealing with here is American, and I believe that we definitely have to come down on the side of the "v" as being a labiodental fricative. In that case we're dealing with something like "sov - feh -feh" or "sov - fee - fee", or maybe (and this is a stretch), "shove - fefe". Of course the it could also be "kov - fe - fe" as well.
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You always knew your lingo, Brother Will! I hope you remember my praise and share some of your Mouton Rotchild 1986 the next time I visit your household for the pinochle.
You ladies: It is very important that you pronounce the "V" in "covfefe" clearly to distinguish it from "corfefe", "confefe" (see Genesis 4:1 for more info), and "colfefe". If you mess this up, our soldiers might get confused at the crucial moment, hesitate and cause some collateral damage during the coming skirmish!
Here is a partial list from just a few scripture verses:
Hypocrites (Matthew 24:51), The Unforgiving (Mark 11:26), Homosexuals (Romans 1:26, 27), Fornicators (Romans 1:29), The Wicked (Romans 1:29), The Covetous (Romans 1:29), The Malicious (Romans 1:29), The Envious (Romans 1:29), Murderers (Romans 1:29), The Deceitful (Romans 1:29), Backbiters (Romans 1:30), Haters of God (Romans 1:30), The Despiteful (Romans 1:30), The Proud (Romans 1:30), Boasters (Romans 1:30), Inventors of evil (Romans 1:30), Disobedient to parents (Romans 1:30), Covenant breakers (Romans 1:31), The Unmerciful (Romans 1:31), The Implacable (Romans 1:31), The Unrighteous (1Corinthians 6:9), Idolaters (1Corinthians 6:9), Adulterers (1Corinthians 6:9), The Effeminate (1Corinthians 6:9), Thieves (1Corinthians 6:10), Drunkards (1Corinthians 6:10), Reviler (1Corinthians 6:10), Extortioners (1Corinthians 6:10), The Fearful (Revelation 21:8), The Unbelieving (Revelation 21:8), The Abominable (Revelation 21:8), Whoremongers (Revelation 21:8), Sorcerers (Revelation 21:8), All Liars (Revelation 21:8)