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I've never heard of anyone referring to a 'Nistory book'.
Perhaps it's because I'm not a cockney...
Or because we speak right proper oop in't North. (Yorkshire accent,
darling)
Nicola
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Behalf Of McLauchlan, Kevin
Sent: 27 May 2008 19:28
To: Lauren; Will Husa; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: A User or An User?
Lauren rightly demanded:
> "An oo-sir"? Have your client present any support for that absurdity.
Is
> English your client's first language? How does your client pronounce
> "user"?
Has anyone ever heard a Brit refer to a "Nistory" book? Or a
"n'istorical occasion"? Oi vey!
And one presumes that English IS their first language... :-)
Kevin
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