Subj : RAR? To : Angus Mcleod From : Grymmjack Date : Thu Jun 09 2005 07:42 am > Re: RAR? > By: Grymmjack to Time Warrior on Wed Jun 08 2005 08:23:00 > > pur-am-eet-ur is how i pronounce it, so i have to spell it par-am-et-er ? > > where is the consistency there? > I pronounce it > PAR- as in PARty AM- as in I AM because I think I AM IT- as > in bIT ER EARly one morning. > As for how you SPELL it, well I'm a natural born, English-speaking man, so > I don't *expect* the spelling to make sense! this editor mauls the shit out of the text i quote.. someone seriously needs to take the initiative and make a synchronet replacement full screen editor that does not suck! anyway, angus, yes you nailed it much better than i could in terms of how you pronounce it, that is the same way i do but more emphasis on the 'eeet' part :) but anyway it proves the original point doesn't it? even with phoenetics (sp?) there is no consistency. now i understand that fascination with language more than i did yesterday. - grymmjack .