A User or An User?
Michael West
WestM at conwag.com
Wed May 28 01:29:55 MDT 2008
> > "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!
Yes, often -- and there is plenty of history supporting that usage.
What no one, I'd wager, has ever heard is "user" pronounced as "oozer" by
a native speaker.
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Mike West
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