re: Javelina...

[pjrose@servtech.com (Phil & Judy Rose)]

>Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 00:04:31 -0500 (EST)
>From: audidudi@mindspring.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)
>Subject: Javelina...
>
>In my previous post, it never dawned on me that people wouldn't realize
>javelina is properly pronounced "have-a-leena" and not "jav-a-lin-a" ... of
>course, it never dawned me that people would pronounce Audi "aw-dee,"
>either.  My father still pronounces "Acura" as "a-coor-a" ... mind you, he's
>in his 60s.  ;^)

So, Jef it bejooves you to jave respect for jis wisdom and go with "acoora"
(of course, I'm nearly 60, myself).

As an aside, for years I've been irked at how the Japanese (and others) use
these linguistic bastardizations for car names. Of course, we rule-aversive
Anglophones probably deserve all the linguistic bastardizations we get. On
the other hand, who can take issue with a no-nonsense moniker like "A6"?

Why there's one now! Right next to that Acura Hyperbolon.

Phil
'91 200q
'89 100