"Nukyaler" Haha! ________________________________ From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 7:45:39 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] pronunciation - New Rules Let's not have a nukyaler war over this... On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 7:43 PM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote: > With Aplogies to both Bill Maher and John MacGregor: > > New Rules for pronouncing Latin or any foreign words > > 1. Be the first person to say it. Even if wrong this gives you > Priority. Others will follow > > 2. Speak LOUDLY. Make sure everyone hears you. > > 3. Speak with Conviction. Do not hesitate or stumble. > > In most cases people will adapt and those who object will look like > whiners. > > > Of course it helps if you do pronounce all the letters and in the > correct order. It is hard to accommodate an alternate pronunciation that > does not complete the basics of the English language. > > > And don't hold me to any of this. Best > Jim W. > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > USA > Ph. 816-746-1949 > Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >