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Re: Some more stick up the --- pronounciation stuff
In a message dated 96-01-15 00:03:47 EST, you write:
>>By any chance, does anyone know if the 'B' in Lawrence Lambe's
>>last name was pronounced (like in Lambeosaurus)?
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>As far as I know, his last name was pronounced "lam." That would make our
>favorite duckbilled dinosaurs "lam-o-sawrs," not "lam-be-o-sawrs" or
>"lammy-o-sawrs."
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Another excellent point against multilingualism!
Regards,
Thomas R. Lipka
Paleontological/Geological Studies