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From: Michael Schierl <schierlm-usenet@gmx.de>
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"Johannes 'Joey' R�ssel" <JohanneS.ROESSEL@WeB.DE> wrote:

>> j   a urinal.
>>      ^
>> Yeah, yeah, I know I got a problem. :)
>
>Yep. Misspelleritis ;)

Wrong, sorry.

My dictionary says:


urinal /'j(u)er(ie)n(e)l, j(u)'ra(i)- || 'j(u)r(ie)-/

So it is pronounced not to begin with an vowel, but with a consonant. 
And because of that it is *a* urinal (think of a unit or a union...)

(u)  an upside down omega 
(ie) an i w/o dot and an upside down e below it. 
(e)  an upside down e
(i)  an i w/o dot

HTH,

Michael

obAscii: 

          =Oo
        ---------  (someone lying at the beach)
~~~~~~~~'