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From: cknell@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 14:44:20 -0400

To my esteemed British correspondents: Could you please explain why the English name "Featherstone" is pronounced "Fanshaw"?
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Charles Knell
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-----Original Message-----
From:     "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent:     Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:11:57 +0100
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Subject:  RE: [xsl] grouping by unique...

> 
> The vast majority of Americans will fake it and get it wrong, and say 
> something closer to "Munchian" with a short 'u' as in the way 
> they (we) say 
> "Punjab". And Americans hate to be told they're wrong. :->

Americans are never wrong. But the way they pronounce European names is
totally unpredictable to most Europeans.

Michael Kay


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