Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: GNU Date: 31 Mar 2026 21:21:04 GMT Lines: 11 Message-ID: References: <1rsaj4d.rtb8ajbdoy69N%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <10ppr5m$3m2br$1@dont-email.me> <10pr6gg$2t5v$1@dont-email.me> <10pv2af$1eb4h$2@dont-email.me> <87zf3wx1jt.fsf@parhasard.net> <10pvhqb$1j2vg$1@dont-email.me> <1rsjtwr.9h8wo7a6jjujN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10q2o7j$nr7l$1@news1.tnib.de> <1rsostx.1fumdje1pdrftiN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <1rsoqz0.19zzbh71ebfb7bN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <18a11176d0ed8bfb$1717$2710841$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <69c92049$0$2516$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <874ilyvjxf.fsf@parhasard.net> <10qc85j$1silm$33@dont-email.me> <1rst3b0.1vstpzus7za87N%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10qghlh$3aete$11@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net gCEQ9jfI5N+NoaEGiKkaXgFl56V2263GTZvTaoCp5J0A3xLmvw Cancel-Lock: sha1:Inv0FCA+giLOmi/hyD6FKu8qbkw= sha256:GGHbQQfjwqdaJQ0L9WJPOKZAlRi4L0DQkn61o51iejw= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:84914 alt.usage.english:1141858 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.