Re: New York Times article on BBS's

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From: JOHN RICHARD JOHNS
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 06:20

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gberigan@cse.unl.edu (Life...) writes:

>I pronounce it "sis-ops", but I don't pronounce modem "mah-deem"
>(modulator-demodulator). :-)

Very good.  That's because you can pronounce demodulator "dee-mod-you-late-or" or you
can say "deh-mod-you-late-or."  Other examples?  When you say demonstration, do you say 
"deem-on-stray-shun"?  How about calling a delegation a "Dee-leh-gay-shun"?  The
pronounciation of de- can vary between dee and deh.  System, on the other hand, I have
never heard pronounced "Sigh-stem."

- John

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