In a message dated 10/30/02 12:08:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, NortonMarg@aol.com writes:
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> That's close to what I meant. I would say Cheh, instead of "chuh," it's a
> swallowed "e" more than a "u". It's hard to get it right in print.
> Cheh-LESS-tay is pretty close.
> Stevan Thomas
> Alameda, CA
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sounds like a 'schwa' which is indicated by an inverted 'e' in the books I usually would indicate 'ch- and leave the vovel up to the individual one way we were taught was to have someone punch you in the gut and the air going outa you was a schwa
Although I was a nut for pronunciation and grammer in school, my inability to focus on the reading interpretation and class clowning yielded B's at best and a mere 507 in the SAT's
the relevance to this list is that I consider the nability to communicate with each other in any field omportant, as it makes exchanges easier - and likewise the naming of parts among us could be another topic in itself Central movements, extensions, spindles, pillars, bonnets, lifts.....
Can you not tell it's seriously raining here in Maryland and I have a few too many minutes on my hands awaiting the next warm body in the shop to warm the till or at worst, as me anything.
At least I'm not on anyone else's time, computer, account, phone line.... that is yet another topic I'll spare
Cheers
Larry