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Old 05-24-2009, 10:30 AM   #235
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Absolutely right - well done! But the "-is" bit is generally slurred over or dropped entirely, so it's more like "ming".
Is there a known reason for this, Harry? Perhaps some past PM didn't like z's (excuse me, zed's) and declared them seditious? The owner has something of a lisp? Someone misspelt his name in the papers and he couldn't change it? Or perhaps just someone's odd sense of humor? I'm really curious.
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