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Subject:	True enough, but...
Author:	Daividh (guest, 65.144.8.155)
Date:	August 6, 2005 at 9:40:31 AM
Reply to:	Aoide is a Greek name, not Irish by Lumia

I was basing my response on the (perhaps optimistic) premise that there can only be so many ways to mangle a nightmarish vowel string like "aoi" within the Indo-European language family. Could be wrong.

It's safe to assume that most Irish spelling was probably concocted late at night in a haze of unfiltered cigarettes, grain alcohol, and chronic depression, but what were the GREEKS thinking? If Pavlos is any example, they were probably just messin with our heads...

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Messages in this thread:

pronounce - lulu Aug 3 2005, 7:53:16 PM
- Re: pronounce - Maestra Aug 10 2005, 12:22:59 AM
  - Re: Change - Maestra Aug 10 2005, 12:27:48 AM
- Re: pronounce - queenofaquitaine Aug 6 2005, 11:12:24 AM
- Re: pronounce - Daividh Aug 5 2005, 8:53:10 AM
  - Aoide is a Greek name, not Irish - Lumia Aug 5 2005, 10:22:02 AM
    - True enough, but... - Daividh Aug 6 2005, 9:40:31 AM
      - An ode to Guinness draught - Pavlos Aug 9 2005, 12:10:11 AM
- Re: pronounce - gin_rummy Aug 4 2005, 11:06:02 AM
- Re: pronounce - Miss Claire Aug 4 2005, 6:58:38 AM

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