Marcy, I have always pronounced Scrooge to rhyme with kludge or fudge; so where does that leave me? Can you imadgine all the social embarrassment I have missed out on as I have troodged on blissfully ignorant of the right pro nucniation. Thanks for broodging my ignorance. Patrick Patrick Dias Faculty of Education McGill University 3700 McTavish Street Montreal, QC Canada H3A 1Y2 Telephone: (514) 398-6960 (work) 626-3605 (home) FAX (514) 398-4529 E-Mail: [log in to unmask]