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Apr 14, 2002 | 7:40 pm

#16

chexfan

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Originally posted by Shareholder:
Or pronounce "Z"?

zed

And how they get 'key' from Quay, I have no idea!!

Apr 14, 2002 | 8:27 pm

#17

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Quote:

Originally posted by chexfan:

Quote:

Originally posted by Shareholder:
Or pronounce "Z"?

zed

And how they get 'key' from Quay, I have no idea!!

Actually, we Yanks are the oddballs in pronouncing Z "zee." And can't speak to other countries, but the Irish also pronounce quay "key."

Anyway, I'll be in MEL the first weekend of August (Round 18, Blues-Magpies ticket purchased...)

Apr 14, 2002 | 9:40 pm

#18

CoachClass

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And those uncultured ozzies also call a Yot a "Yacht" for some stupid reason.

Apr 15, 2002 | 2:47 am

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Originally posted by silverpie:
[B] Actually, we Yanks are the oddballs in pronouncing Z "zee."B]

LOL...that is exactly what my boyfriend said to me. Then I asked him... What about ZZTop? Do you pronounce that ZedZedTop.......

Apr 15, 2002 | 2:46 pm

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umm..i would ask 'what is that?'

Apr 15, 2002 | 3:34 pm

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There was talk of a "Party in Perth" a little while ago... I'd be interested in going during the US winter. (Dec 2002 - Feb 2003)

Apr 15, 2002 | 3:42 pm

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We can thank Australia for Dame Edna Everage!

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Apr 15, 2002 | 7:29 pm

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Quote:

Originally posted by Spiff:
There was talk of a "Party in Perth" a little while ago... I'd be interested in going during the US winter. (Dec 2002 - Feb 2003)

Me too - in the first half of Jan. 2003, given my 2002 travel plans, probable elite requalification needs and probable schedule constraints.

Apr 16, 2002 | 6:23 am

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I'll be in the MEL & SYD RCC's this Friday if anyone cares

And stop this OZ bashing!!!

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Apr 17, 2002 | 10:39 am

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Originally posted by pointsgirl:
Ha Ha Ha ....I joke about these things all the time. However...it is hard to explain when writing it.

That's a shame, because it would be interesting to know which pronunciation of H you are talking about, the main one or the Catholic one.

Apr 17, 2002 | 4:03 pm

#26

cranford

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ha, Kremmen, you have heard this explanation also? my dad told me it was something the nuns were taught at teachers college, to help the children with their reading..sorta elemental phonics..ive never known whether this explanation was to be believed or not, but ive continually found that it seemed to be true in practice..

Apr 17, 2002 | 4:20 pm

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Quote:

Originally posted by Kremmen:
That's a shame, because it would be interesting to know which pronunciation of H you are talking about, the main one or the Catholic one.

Well, I am not sure which one it is. I actually did not know there was a difference. All I know is that whenever I had to spell my last name (begins with an H) my boyfriend had to respell it for them, otherwise they were not spelling it right.
Hmmm...I'll try to write it like it sounds Haaych.