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Re: Pronunciation Question
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Tue, 19 Oct 1999 18:39:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Scott Smallbeck writes:
> I have existed in my own little LEGO universe for the past few years and it
> is just recently that I was exposed in the flesh to other AFOL. An
> interesting thing occurs when people just read words and do not hear them
> used in conversation, they make up their own pronunciation.
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> A question that I now have is what is the correct pronunciation of TECHNIC?
> I have always pronounced it tech-nick while I often hear other saying
> tech-nique.
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> While we are on the topic, what about Scala? Most people I know pronounce
> it with a long A but a case could be made for using a short A.
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> Guess I have too much time on my hands today.
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> --
> Scott Smallbeck
> scotts@contactics.com
> http://www.nwlink.com/~ccdsl/scott/main.htm
tech-nick
Scala - to ah's: Scah lah. Just like La Scala Opera house.
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