>As my follow up is related to G, I think it is appropriate to post it here. >If I remember (rather heard) correctly, ghanTasaala says >'chinhamu' for 'chihnamu' in a song > >'idi mana bhaarateeya SilpakaLaa vaibhavamu >idi praacheena naagarikathaa **chinhamu** ' from 'sumangaLi' >I am surprised to notice such 'ucchaaraNa lOpam' from G! >(a la NTR's agnaanamu?). FYI. >sAhiti _________ Quite honestly, the correct pronounciation is 'cinhamu' rather than 'cihnamu' as people see in script and wrongly utter the word as it is. However, as we know, the latter is more in usage. Similarly, another situation is, pronouncing 'kRpa' or 'kRshNa', where people generally prononce them the wrong way saying 'krupa' or 'krushNa', but the correct way is 'kripa' or 'krishNa'. With regards, Prabhakar Vissavajjhala