Re: pronouncing SUSE

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
[...]
Pree-vacy vs. Privacy
>
Is-sue vs. Issue

Cont^roversy vs. Contro^versy

Ough-buntu vs. You-buntu
[...]

"You say tomayto and I say tomahto..."

The above pronunciations represent different dialects of English. Here are a few more.

herb <> erb

an hotel <> a hotel

carbur-etter <> cabur-aytor

raydiater <> raddiater

And how do you pronounce "garage"?

:-)
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