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Subject:	Re: Joh-UH-oh
Author:	Daividh (guest, 65.144.9.176)
Date:	May 3, 2005 at 9:30:10 AM
Reply to:	Joh-UH-oh by Magia

I'm no Portuguese speaker, but I've had many business contacts who are. I believe the diphthong -ao (w/tilde over "a") is pronounced with a nasalized "n" at the end. Therefore "saint" ("sao" w/tilde) comes across like "song", not "saO". As in "Sao Paolo"...

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how is João pronounced? nt - Jordan May 2 2005, 7:27:11 PM
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- Joh-UH-oh - Magia May 2 2005, 7:37:12 PM
  - Re: Joh-UH-oh - Daividh May 3 2005, 9:30:10 AM
    - Weird... - Magia May 3 2005, 9:18:35 PM
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