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.

--
Mike West



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