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(...) LEGO Denmark staff pronounces this one: skAH-lah (not SCALE-uh) -Suz (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.scala)
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(...) The "z" is not commonly used in Scandinavian languages. In fact, it only appears in some word "lent" from other languages. In these cases, there are no clear rules of pronunciations. In stead, each individual occurence of words with "z" in (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) I've heard tell.. that a lego rep pronouced it skAY-la... so i've been saying it that way, though skAH-lah was easier to pronouce. (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap)
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Do the parts make for good spacefleet structures, or doorway arches for Castle? I don't have and Znap yet, can they be easily mounted to regular brick structures? What sets have the best useful parts (don't care for the main models...), and are the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap)
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In lugnet.znap, Wayne R. Hussey writes: <snip> (...) Hi Wayne! I'm just wondering why you aren't fixing your address in the lugnet header, instead of putting it in your sig. In case it's because you don't know how-- simply point your browser here: (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Lego (...) The major problem with the "popularity" issue of Znap, is that it is limited to those who can see an immediate use for it. I put myself into that category and want more ;-). It is a specialized piece group. It is an extrapolation of (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) That's how I pronounce it; but I'm not Dane so it doesn't mean anything ;-) (...) Well - this is definitely the way I pronounce these two. Is this new to other people? (...) Oh! In the "LEGO island" game, I recall that the opening scene had (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap)
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Personally, I do try to adopt Danish pronunciations. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong. (Especially a Dane if you're tuning in) But this is my understanding. The Danish pronunciation is NOT with an American "Zee". I would suggest you think of it as (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) I wondered that too when it came out. I'd gotten to calling it "zuh-NAP" (only faster, like "synaptic nerve cell" :) Suzanne said that LEGO pronounces it "snap" (as in "snap together"). I think the Z is there in place of a would-be S for (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) My personal opinion is option 3: blend the "Z" into the "nap" for an awkward word that sounds like snap but with a "z" in place os the "s." It's not that awkward once you get used to it. No more awkward than the word "awkward" itself. But what (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap)
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