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Phrenetic Phonetics
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:03:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mark Sandlin writes:
> I follow the course of logic that:
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> Technical = (tek-nik-al)
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> and therefore,
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> Technic = (tek-nik)
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> I suspect people say (tek-neek) because they incorrectly think "technic" is
> the correct spelling of the word "technique."
8^) Not me. My first exposure to "Technic" was in the form of
"Technics," pronounced "teck-neeks" by a salesperson at a stereo store.
Dave!
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Phrenetic Phonetics
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| (...) Wow, another person who pronounces it wrong. :^P I can't find anything in the dictionary that's spelled "Technic" and pronounced (tek-neek) ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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