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The [[homophone]]s '''Lettice''' and '''lettuce''' shouldn't be (and are only rarely) confused.
*'''Lettice''' is a female [[forename]]. It is an old adaptation into English of the [[Latin]] [[forename]] '''''Laetitia''''', which means 'happiness', and may be spelled 'Latisha' or 'Leticia' or some other variant. It is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, and a final consonant sound of '-sh-' {{IPA|lə(''or'' ɪ)  ˈtiː ʃə(''or'' a)}}. For more on an abbreviation, see [[Titty]].
*'''Lettuce''' is the [[common noun]] naming the common salad vegetable ''Lactuca sativa''.

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