Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Canadian lenses (now aluminxxxx)
From: "Leslie Koh" <lys.koh@ops.orisun.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 14:28:58 +0800
References: <B71FAEC4.62E4%joseph@yao.com>
 
> > I just realized, that's why Brits say Al-u-min-i-um instead
> > of A-lu-min-um . . . They park an extra i in the word!
> > Now, if we could get them to spell tire right, maybe we
> > could understand one another.
> >
> > Regards,
> > SonC

Still wonder to this day why my old American calculus professor insisted on
pronouncing 'integral' with the 'r' behind the 't', hence becoming
'in-tre-gal'...
In reply to: Message from "Dr. Joseph Yao" <joseph@yao.com> (Re: [Leica] Canadian lenses (now aluminxxxx))