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Re: PRONUNCIATIONS

Barry Kazmer wrote:

> Just to be correct here,and even more confusing, I thought I would add
> my two cents worth. "Mimus" in Greek is pronounced Mee-moose with the
> accent on the first syllable. English is unique in pronouncing the
> letter "i" as we do. Most other languages treat this like the Greeks
> do. To get the English long "i" you need a dipthong like "ai" to get
> that particular sound.

Thanks, Barry! I like that!

Brian (franczak@ntplx.net)
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