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- From: cshort@nmsu.edu (Spmg*d, Lord of Potted Meat Product)
- Subject: Re: How to Pronounce 'MODEM'
- In-Reply-To: holbrook@apollo.HP.COM's message of Thu, 23 Jul 1992 19:18:58 GMT
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- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 10:27:17 GMT
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- >>>>> On Thu, 23 Jul 1992 19:18:58 GMT, holbrook@apollo.HP.COM (Alan R. Holbrook) said:
- Alan> Nntp-Posting-Host: jurgen.ch.apollo.hp.com
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- Alan> I worked for one of the largest datacomm manufacurers in the world,
- Alan> Racal Milgo (earlier Milgo Electronics and later Racal Datacom) at one
- Alan> time, and was assured by people there that it was pronounced [long 'o']
- Alan> [short 'e']. Why? Because, sonny, all you have to do is look around
- Alan> and you'll see we got mo' o' dem den we got anyt'in' else...
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- Alan> (with apologies to those who have to pay to download this drivel...)
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- that is the correct pronounciation. here in cajun territory we ask for
- 'mo dem' grits.
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