Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Steve Hayes Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: GNU Followup-To: alt.usage.english Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:52:27 +0200 Organization: Khanya Publications Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: <20260304080130.000068c7@gmail.com> <10oab0q$39n4f$6@dont-email.me> <10ocqti$4fas$3@dont-email.me> <10od9kg$9cih$1@dont-email.me> <10odne1$d647$1@dont-email.me> <10odnsi$d647$2@dont-email.me> <10odop7$djnv$1@dont-email.me> <10odsq2$er59$1@dont-email.me> <1772787512-12588@newsgrouper.org> <10oeeru$kih0$1@dont-email.me> <10oeiea$lo5g$2@dont-email.me> Reply-To: hayesstw@telkomsa.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:50:18 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="193b783d79319d0eb97c6d4758d01a6f"; logging-data="1347790"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+1zBIhaxUAxGtWq7Dx+rsbyfzTBtLZamM=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:mIRFDVXXSRoIGHbquphQ4ntvlFA= X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 2.0/32.652 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:82521 alt.usage.english:1138658 On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 12:48:10 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >I do remember the total inability of a French au pair to say 'squirrel' >however :-) And many Americans seem to have difficulty with it too, as they do with "mirror", which many pronounce "meer". (Follow-ups set) -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk