Re: [ADS-L] ah/ awe

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

My financial advisor is named "Wnuk" and insists that everyone pronounce it 
in "the Polish fashion," which he insists is something like "Wuh-nuke."

In a message dated 10/2/06 5:19:36 PM, truespel at HOTMAIL.COM writes:


> >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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