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Article #7309Re: Pronunciation of pico
From: Paul Elliott x225
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 1990 17:32
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 1990 17:32
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In article <4531@qip.UUCP>, john@qip.UUCP (John Moore) writes:
> EE's say P-EEE-CO, farmers say P-EYE-CO ;-)
Also, residents of Los Angeles say "P-EEE-CO" (the name of a prominent
street, immortalized in the song "Pico and Sepulveda", as heard on the
Dr. Demento radio show).
Don't forget, Pico means "tiny" in Spanish (Latin, too?)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!optilink!elliott From: elliott@optilink.UUCP (Paul Elliott x225) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Pronunciation of pico Summary: "Pico and Sepulveda" Keywords: pico, pronunciation Message-ID: <4452@optilink.UUCP> Date: 17 Sep 90 17:32:38 GMT References: <02444.AA02444@lemsys.UUCP> <4531@qip.UUCP> Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA Lines: 13