[net.nlang] often pronounced OFF-en

rch@brunix.UUCP (Rich Yampell) (09/18/84)

> ..."gnu joizey" people use OFF-ten more.

BULLSHIT!  Having grown up in New Jersey I cut that down immediately.
More over, the ONLY people I've ever heard pronounce the state name as
"joizey" were out of staters.  The only thing worse than an insult is
one which isn't even accurate.  It does, however, point out the ignorance
of the insulter.

barmar@mit-eddie.UUCP (Barry Margolin) (09/20/84)

In article <359@houxb.UUCP> hrs@houxb.UUCP (H.SILBIGER) writes:
>
>Another word with dropped "t": Connecticut, excep if you are John Cleese.

I don't know anyone who drops the T.  It is the second C that is silent.
Or do you actually pronounce it Con-nek-i-kut?
-- 
    Barry Margolin
    ARPA: barmar@MIT-Multics
    UUCP: ..!genrad!mit-eddie!barmar

ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (09/20/84)

Cleese also says Green-which.  Funny, because you suspect that some
one from England would get it right.

-Ron