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Why the "ou" sound of the "au"?
Added on 12/30/2005
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SharonParry
12/30/2005

flautist 4

Not only do I not understand why the difference in sound, but, why did we need another spelling in the first place? The Oxford English Dictionary claims "flautist" did not come into English use till 1860. Up until then, we were perfectly happy with the original English term "flutist".

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