“I am Psmith," said the old Etonian reverently. "There is a preliminary P before the name. This, however, is silent. Like the tomb. Compare such words as ptarmigan, psalm, and phthisis.”P.G. Wodehouse, Psmith, Journalist (1915)
29 April 2014
Psmith
“I am Psmith," said the old Etonian reverently. "There is a preliminary P before the name. This, however, is silent. Like the tomb. Compare such words as ptarmigan, psalm, and phthisis.”P.G. Wodehouse, Psmith, Journalist (1915)
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"Psmith. The p is silent, as in pshrimp."
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