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  Re: Got my Battle Droid!!
 
(...) "gh" as in "rough" "o" as in "women" "ti" as in "motion" JG (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Got my Battle Droid!!
 
(...) I remember the first speach synthesiser program I ever played with. It was for an Apple II, and must have been programed to recognize this construction and pronounce it "fish". (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Got my Battle Droid!!
 
(...) I read that one in Anguished English, but I can't remember who originally coined it. It wasn't George Bernard Shaw, by any chance, was it? Dave! (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Got my Battle Droid!!
 
(...) Thanks not not half of it, Selçuk, According to english spelling rules it is possible to spell "fish" as "ghoti" see if you can figure that one out! :) --Karim (Kah-reem) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Got my Battle Droid!!
 
(...) Well, it's because we have taken so many words *from* other contries (sic). I believe France deserves the abuse for the word "technique" ;-) -John (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)


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