 | | Re: Phonetics for "LUGNET" trademark and member IDs (was Re: member id's: simple numbers or something mo
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| (...) That's essentially the problem with colloquial phonetic spelling -- there are two methods. Some people (like me) use existing words whenever existing words are available: Todd: "TODD", Lugnet: "LUG-net", Steve: "STEVE", phonetic: (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Hey, how close is that to TWOD? (I gather that's the native-East-Coast way to pronounce it -- similar to BWOS'-tin. :) Where I grew up (Minneapolis) it's pronounced TAHD, but not quite the nasal TAAHHHD that they say in Milwaukee and Chicago. (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| Todd Lehman wrote in message <37a0e8e2.108331275@...et.com>... (...) Is the east coast you refer to the upper part of maine? I never heard it pronounced like that. (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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