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   Johnny B Good to All   
   Re: British Subjecthood   
   01 Dec 07 02:15:31   
   
   From: jcs.computersbutt@plugzetnet.co.uk   
      
   The message <475063f1$1_4@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>   
   from "Col"  contains these words:   
      
      
   > "Charles Daniels"  wrote in message   
   > news:47505867$0$90976$d368eab@news.calweb.com...   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > Ohh...alright....   
   > >   
   > > Well...for old time's sake then --   
   > >   
   > > Don't you dudes realise how pouncy y'all sound when you say ALOO-MINI-UM?!   
      
   > You think *that's* funny?   
   > How can I take seriously a country that has place names like   
   > 'Chappaquiddick' and 'Kennebunkport'?   
      
    It's always struck me as a rather odd 'americanism' to mispronounce the   
   word "aluminium' in that way. Afaicr, they don't mispronounce words like   
   sodium, plutonium, polonium, calcium... and so on and so forth (etc :-).   
      
   --   
   Regards, John.   
      
    Please remove the "ohggcyht" before replying.   
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