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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
| Subject | Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name |
| References | <DoednaKvqPqrhFb3nZ2dnZfqn_qdnZ2d@giganews.com> <11afkqh$2f5dd$25@dont-email.me> <nj1udrF6daqU36@mid.individual.net> |
| Message-ID | <PMPyS.133860$aNSb.91485@fx20.iad> (permalink) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 17:34 +0000 |
On 2026-10-11, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote: > On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:45 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> On 11/10/2026 06:05, c186282 wrote: >> >>> Started with the Weather Channel, then spread. >>> >>> "Isaias" ... >>> >>> THEY pronounced it as a four-syllable word - "EYE-SAY-E-US". Difficult. >>> >>> Did some "AI" tell them to do it that way ??? >>> >>> The more contemporary would be "EYE-SAY-us". >>> >> Only one in a hundred Americans know how to say 'buoy' > > Don't you mean one in a hundred Americans use the British pronunciation? > > https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-pronunciations/buoy Interesting. I thought it was the other way around. Live and learn... On the other hand, I'm inclined to say that only one in a hundred Americans know how to _spell_ "buoy". -- /~\ Charlie Gibbs | In this world there are \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | two kinds of people: X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | 1. Those who can extrapolate / \ if you read it the right way. | from incomplete data.
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WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-10-11 01:05 -0400
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-11 10:27 +0100
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-10-11 17:13 +0000
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-10-11 17:34 +0000
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-10-12 00:40 -0400
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-12 12:00 +0100
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-12 11:52 +0100
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-10-12 17:44 +0000
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-12 19:14 +0100
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-10-12 22:35 +0000
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-13 08:32 +0100
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-10-13 00:04 +0000
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-13 08:38 +0100
Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-12 11:52 +0100
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