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Subject: Re: Corrections to British <-> American Terms
>>mikej@wv.MENTORG.COM (Mike Johnson) writes:
>>> Uit = Pickup Truck
>>> pronounced UTa as in Utility Vehicle.
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>>acg@hermes.dlogics.com (Andrew C. Green) writes:
>>I'm afraid I don't quite follow the pronunciation logic here but I'll
>>certainly take Mike's word for this one.
>I "talked" with Mike, and he was referring to an Aussie term,
>pronounced "yewt" as short for "utility vehicle."
Pronounced "yewt" or to look at it another way "ewe-t" as in female sheep but
spelled...
ute
Actually don't all Haynes manuals come with an American-British dictionary
in the back? My Jag one does.
Regards Scott #2
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