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Dave Hause
dwhause at JOBE.NET
Sun Jul 15 00:03:11 UTC 2007
FWIW, I think the current generation of American ones like the 2nd
pronunciation. Surface types have been known to refer to them as
"bubbleheads."
Dave Hause, dwhause at jobe.net
Waynesville, MO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas G. Wilson" <douglas at NB.NET>
I've been uncertain of the 'proper' pronunciation of this
"Sub-Mariner" since my childhood; I don't remember what I heard Namor
called back when. Dictionaries show both pronunciations
("submarine-er" and "sub-MARiner") for "submariner" = "submarine crewman".
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