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   Dorothy J Heydt to Evelyn C. Leeper   
   Re: Pronunciation   
   03 Oct 25 21:47:46   
   
   From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article <10bpchi$2364v$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Evelyn C. Leeper  wrote:   
   >On 10/3/25 3:56 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Also, "Georgian" probably isn't the right term anyway, or at least   
   >> we're not pronouncing it right, given that the first two Georges   
   >> were German, hence would have pronounced their names as "Gay-org."   
   >   
   >But the English people probably all pronounced it the way we do.   
   >   
   >But let's not get started on English (British) pronunciation, e.g. "St.   
   >John" is "sin-jin", and "Worchestershire" is "wus-ta-sheer".   
      
   [Hal Heydt]   
   Or the street address in "The Sorceror", as rendered by W. S.   
   Gilbert... 70 Simmery Ax.   
      
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