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Re: Pronunciation
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 20 Apr 2000 19:20:20 GMT
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Here in western Canada, it's always "LEG-oh".
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Paul Davidson
James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message
news:FtBu4F.1tw@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.znap, Nick Goetz writes:
> > I am just clueless on this one. What is the right way to pronounce "Znap"
> >
> > Is it "Z"-nap, Snap, or do you blend the "Z" into the "nap" for an awkward
> > word that sounds like snap but with a "z" in place os the "s."
> >
> > Anyone have the answer?
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> (nope)
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> It does prompt me to ask something I've been curious about for a while,
> though...How is "LEGO" pronounced in different countries?
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> 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'.
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> Are there any other variations out there?
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> James
> http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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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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