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I've just listened to several versions on Google , Chris, but you are not going to like as they all say that pentameter should be pronounced as pent- AMeter.
for example.....
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/pronunciation/british/pentameter

My particular beef is about the pronunciation of kilometre...
I would pronounce it as kilo- meter NOT kilom -eter!

Yes, elle, but what's the justification? I agree about kilo metre - it's illogical to pronounce it kilom-eter (as pent-ameter!)

I don't quite agree that the macmillandictionary etc is pronouncing
the word as pent-AMeter.

What I hear is pen (soft) TA (accentuated) meter (soft)
the TA is what I call the 'accent tonique' (don't know word in English)

What is strange is that this accentuated part varies from English to French - we tend to accentuate the meter part of the word, ie

pentaMETRE and kiloMETRE

Sorry, Chris, perhaps I didn't make myself clear? I am agreeing with you! both about penta - meter and kilo- metre!
but also just offering the apparently "officlal" offering from Google!

Pigale, I think I'm hearing something different from you!
I would stress the first part of the words - PENTA meter and KILOmetre

For those of you who have been watching the ospreys at Loch of the Lowes...........I see from today's blog update that the due date for egg hatching is expected anytime from May 19th!

Today we were visited by3 of the Corvid genus 3 Rooks 2 Jackdaws and our usual crows,the Starlings just kept eating and feeding the chicks but they kept away our neighbours Pigeons who are getting to be a nuisance

Hi everyone,

Hello Elle and Doglet,

Not long to wait now before we see the young ospreys - looking forward to it.

You mention crows, starlings and pigeons Doglet - Here starlings are considered a nuisance particularly when a flock of them land on a cherry tree and eat out all the fruit in an hour! Crows are also pests to my mind, they are a protected species BUT one can get a license to destroy the nests at a certain times of the year, just for one day, mainly to keep the population down.

On the other hand, I have two pairs of wood pigeons who nest in my garden every year and I don't mind them; However the village centre has a lot of the common pigeons and there again the town council try to keep their number down.

Morning, Doglet and Pigale! and anyone else watching the ospreys......
It seems that a crack and a small hole have appeared in one of the osprey eggs!
A close watch is being kept in case chick Number One is about to hatch.......

The lovely weather has broken here on the London /Kent borders. We are having rather heavy rain and colder temperatures.

Hi Elle,

Just had a look but Lassie has now settled down and its impossible to see anything at present - It's almost a permanent close watch if we want to see chick No 1 hatch live!

Rain forecast for this afternoon, temps still reasonable but without much sun it feels less warm.

Are you keeping busy?

Hello, Pigale!
Have a look at today's blog - there are some photos posted up there.
I have kept checking in , not wanting to miss the hatching , but I shall be going out later - it is bound to happen whilst I am away!
Yes, I have rather a busy week. It started off relatively quietly but is escalating in hecticness!!