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  • From: Michael Dossett <phainopepla@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Stacey v. Staceyville
  • Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 09:26:17 -0700 (PDT)

Good point Mark, but how many times have you heard
some pronounce NASA as "Nay-Sah" with a long A? Like
Jerry, I always pronounce it with the short "a" sound
rather than the long...

Michael
Corvallis, Oregon


--- Mark & Helen Angermayer <hangermayer@isp.com>
wrote:

> I know there are a ton of exceptions to English, but
> if I remember grammar
> from grade school (a few years ago for all of us)
> don't you generally use
> the short vowel sound when there is a double
> consonant following? As in the
> words suffix, affix, annex. Words without a double
> consonant would have the
> long sound, codex, latex, and remix.
>
> If only my teacher could see me now,
> Mark
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "loneroc" <loneroc@mwt.net>
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers"
> <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 6:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Stacey v. Staceyville
>
>
> >
> > 1. How is NAFEX pronounced? I've heard it a
> couple
> > of different ways.
> >
> > I always said 'Nah (rhymes w/ 'yeah')-fecks until
> I attended a NAFEX
> > meeting where I found that most people said
> 'Nay-fecks'.
> >
> > 2. Regarding the plum 'Jung's Big Red,' what is
> the
> > true name of the variety, if different?
> >
> > Check out Jung's website, perhaps they'll know
> >
>
https://www.jungseed.com/jungsite/jungsiteCustServ.aspx
> >
> > 3. Is the pear 'Stacey' the same as
> 'Staceyville'?
> >
> > Yes
> >
> > Jerry in NW MN
> > Zone 3a
> >
> >
> >
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Michael Dossett
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www.Mdossettphoto.com
phainopepla@yahoo.com




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