Re: silly question

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Subject: Re: silly question
From: John Hasler <jhasler@debian.org>
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 10:15:16 -0600
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] d04lpu$mt0$1@sea.gmane.org> (Roel Schroeven's message of "Wed, 02 Mar 2005 16:29:15 +0100")
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Michael Z Daryabeygi wrote:
> Why is it that so many americans have looked at it and said, "Deebian"?

Because they are obeying the default rules for pronunciation of english
words.

-- 
John Hasler

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