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Old 02-12-2007, 12:27 PM   #6 (permalink)
Stephen Harding
 
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Re: Customer had a problem with our service

Curtis L. Russell wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:15:38 GMT, Stephen Harding
> <smharding16@msn.com> wrote:
>
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>>Fifteen years ago, buying my Trek 520 at the LBS, the owner (whom
>>I grew to really detest), kept referring to the bike panniers as
>>"panneeyeas" a la French pronunciation.

>
> I'm guessing you don't like how people pronounce 'forte' either.


Your right! I think both versions are now considered correct.

The one that always got me was "err". In High School English
class, we were told it was pronounced "err" not "air".

But again, I believe both pronunciations are considered correct
these days.


SMH
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