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From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc, alt.usage.english
Subject	Re: GNU
Date	2026-03-31 21:21 +0000
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On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:19:45 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 31/03/2026 03:55, rbowman wrote:
>> I don't have the phonetics vocabulary but my pronunciation is neither
>> two syllables nor exactly the same as 'boy'.
> UK - which has a lot of buoys - it's exactly the same as 'boy'
> 
> In the same way as quays are 'keys'

And queues are? I'd go with 'kway' but the word itself is uncommon in the 
US. There are minor differences but wharf or pier is the equivalent.

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