A Conversation for Snooker

How to say snooker?

Post 1

Sea Change

Snooker seems an improbable word to my American eye, and calls to mind a hairnet with hooks, or a children's book sticky with jam. smiley - smiley

Where did the word come from?

Does the double 'o' in it rhyme with 'moon', or with 'book'?


How to say snooker?

Post 2

Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences

Moon.

Sn -oo- ka.

smiley - ale


How to say snooker?

Post 3

Mu Beta

smiley - grr Who double-posted this thread? See my reply in the other version.smiley - biggrin

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