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Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name
Date 2026-10-11 17:13 +0000
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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

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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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