Re: a question of pronunciation

[Daniel Burrows <Daniel_Burrows brown edu>]

On Wed, Mar 17, 1999 at 08:54:23AM -0600, Brady Hegberg was heard to say:
> I just want to point out that anybody who sees the name is going to pronounce
> it nohme...even if people know they should pronounce it guh-nome most will 
> still
> say nohme because it's easier and more pleasing to the ear.  Why fight 
> it?  I'd

  Well, I suppose we could start spelling it G'nome. :-)

  Daniel

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