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Re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 8 Mar 2001 17:53:11 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Coby Bassett writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mark Sandlin writes:
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> > One of my LEGO-related complaints has to do with the fact that people say
> > "Technique" when they mean "Technic."
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> > "Technique" = (tek-neek)
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> > "Technic" = (tek-nik)
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> Word. And don't get me started on people who mispronounce "Futuron."
Just for my own edification, has there ever been an official pronunciation
proclamation by LEGO (which, if not for the pronuciation they use, could
arguably rhyme with "ego" despite its etymology) as to which is the correct
way to say Technic or Futuron? If not, I'd say it's up for grabs; for that
matter (if they've never said one way or the other), it's up for grabs no
matter what pronunciation they (or we) prefer. Precedent and etymology (and
even the preference of the word's inventor) are useful but not absolutely
conclusive for establishing pronunciation.
Dave!
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| (...) For that matter, has there ever been an official pronunciation proclamation by LEGO to prove that their product is pronounced (leh-goh) as opposed to (lee-goh) or even (lay-goh) ? I follow the course of logic that: Technical = (tek-nik-al) and (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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