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From: JustinC <justin@spam-killing.address.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 13:21:26 +0100
Organization: I prefer chaos
Distribution: world
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In article <339DA050.3506@nowhere.man>, Woody <nospam@nowhere.man>
writes
>
>if pronounceability is the defining property of a word then what is
>"CTHULHU" ???
>
>or maybe "NGNGAWIL" ???
>
Why don't you look them up in the dictionary? All words in current usage
are listed (though you may need to find an expansive/very up to date
dictionary) with information on how to pronounce them.

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