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Re: Pronunciation
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Date: 
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 18:29:18 GMT
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James Brown wrote:

I know that everyone I know here (in Canada) pronounces it 'lay go', and I
suspect the same pronunciation holds across other English-speaking countries.
However, when I was in the Netherlands a while back, my (wife's) cousins
pronounced it 'lay ho'.

Are there any other variations out there?

I've always pronounced it like Eggo waffles -- 'leggo' (leh go).  Most
people here in the Midwest seem to pronounce it the same way (not to say
that it's right)...

Chris



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(...) That is they way I pronounce it, also (leh go). Everyone I've ever met pronounces it Lego, including the Danish. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)

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(...) (nope) It does prompt me to ask something I've been curious about for a while, though...How is "LEGO" pronounced in different countries? I know that everyone I know here (in Canada) pronounces it 'lay go', and I suspect the same pronunciation (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)

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