ah/ awe

[Tom Zurinskas]

>Ron observed that
>
>   "Anybody who says "pee-neumonia" must get lots of blank stares."
>
>  Naaah (or "Naw"), I'd just guess he (she/ they) was saying
>"Peenemuende" and let it go.


I say "peenuemonia" because of a wierd sense of humor.  There are some names
I know that are interesting in regard to first letters.  Knudson, we
pronounce with the k, and Dzubak we pronounce Dizubak of folks I know.

Tom Z

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