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Re: GNU

From The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc, alt.usage.english
Subject Re: GNU
Date 2026-04-01 13:30 +0100
Organization A little, after lunch
Message-ID <10qj34s$63en$11@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 31/03/2026 21:18, rbowman wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:21:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 31/03/2026 04:17, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:54:51 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Which, oregano? I have no idea how the Americans pronounce it.
>>>
>>> The initial 'o' is fairly distinct, maybe a hint of 'r'
>>>
>>> https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/oregano
>>>
>>> I'm not sure about the last UK syllable. It sounds to my ear like
>>> they're throwing in an extra 'n'.
>>
>> *shrug*. US stresses 2nd syllable, UK the third.
> 
> The UK combines the first syllable, 'o', with the second 'r'. That works
> for Oregon but not oregano.

UK uses the Germanic form, USA uses the Latin form.

Its just labguage.
The bartender was perplexed when my Natal GF asked for "Gin and Tionic, 
with arse US=ass) in it".

S African has a lot of Afrikaaner links, and that's how they say 'ice'...


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intellectuals to believe it, but the power that it confers on 
intellectuals, in their attempts to control the world. And since...it is 
futile to reason someone out of a thing that he was not reasoned into, 
we can conclude that Marxism owes its remarkable power to survive every 
criticism to the fact that it is not a truth-directed but a 
power-directed system of thought.”
Sir Roger Scruton

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                Re: GNU "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-04 14:04 +0200
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                Re: GNU Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-04 16:26 +0100
                URL delimiters in netnews article bodies (was: Re: GNU) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-05 09:34 +0100
                Re: GNU richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2026-04-04 15:25 +0000
                Re: GNU The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-04 17:16 +0100
                Re: GNU "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-04 19:04 +0200
                URL delimiters in netnews article bodies (was: Re: GNU) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-05 09:22 +0100
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                Re: [Mete] URL delimiters Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-05 09:38 +0100
                Re: GNU "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-03 23:35 +0200
                Re: GNU The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-01 14:54 +0100
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                Re: GNU Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> - 2026-04-02 12:35 +1300
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        Re: GNU rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-31 02:55 +0000
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