<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 04/18/2001 12:39:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
<BR>markodegard@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>From: Benjamin Barrett
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<BR>>(I left avoidupois out of the list because I've never heard it
<BR>>pronounced so that it didn't sound a bit snobbish.)
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<BR>I don't think I've ever used it, but if I did, I'd have pro'ly given it a
<BR>Frenchified pronunciation. I see it really is averred duh poise. My eyes
<BR>woulda raised had I ever heard it done the correct M-W way.
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<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>I did a brief investigation of avoirdupois a while back by going to the
<BR>people who might use it most... I called the state capitol of 7 diffrerent
<BR>states and asked to speak to the Supervisor of Weights and Measures, or
<BR>whatever the title might be. Of the 7 only one used the old anglicized
<BR>pronunciation dating back to Middle Eng. if memory serves. The other 6 had a
<BR>variety of Frenchy pronunciations.
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