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- From: gak@wrs.com (Richard Stueven)
- Subject: Praseodymium
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- Organization: Wind River Systems, Inc.
- References: <1992Sep10.034258.26438@blaze.cs.jhu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 15:54:38 GMT
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- In article 26438@blaze.cs.jhu.edu, arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee) writes:
- >I prefer praseodymium. I mean, _how_many_ elements have 6 syllables?
- >--
- >"Oh, you know it in the original Gaelic."
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- "Praseodymium" _is_ in the original Gaelic. It's spelled the same, and
- pronounced "Granseilagh".
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- Richard Stueven gak@wrs.com attmail!gakhaus!gak 107/H/3&4
- To sight it must ring clear as a bell, it must snap
- in the ear, feel pleasantly sticky between the fingers,
- smell fresh and tempting and taste heavenly.
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