Pontius "Pie Late"; prolific

[Marc Sacks]

>
> OTOH, why in hell *isn't* Pilate pronounced "Pie Late"? (In truth, I
> don't really care. The question is merely rhetorical.)

And when you stick an "s" at the end, as in the exercises, it takes on a
totally different pronunciation.

Marc Sacks
msacks at theworld.com

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