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Re: Pronunciation
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lugnet.znap
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Thu, 20 Apr 2000 16:36:14 GMT
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In lugnet.znap, Nick Goetz writes:
> I am just clueless on this one. What is the right way to pronounce "Znap"
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> Is it "Z"-nap, Snap, or do you blend the "Z" into the "nap" for an awkward
> word that sounds like snap but with a "z" in place os the "s."
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> Anyone have the answer?
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 trademark reasons.
--Todd
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| I am just clueless on this one. What is the right way to pronounce "Znap" Is it "Z"-nap, Snap, or do you blend the "Z" into the "nap" for an awkward word that sounds like snap but with a "z" in place os the "s." Anyone have the answer? -Nick (like (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap)
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