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["Mark & Helen Angermayer" <hangermayer@isp.com>]

Well, since were having fun with exceptions.  How about the National
Organization for Women (NOW)?  In that case we would pronounce it "Know."  I
dare anybody to touch that one.

:-)
Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Stacey v. Staceyville


> Hello,
>
> I do not believe grammar rules apply to an acronym.  I just pronounce it
by
> the
> sounds the full words offer North Americican Fruit Explorers.
>                                           n -     ah  -        f  -   ex
>
> But it doesn;'t really matter.
>
> Later,
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mark & Helen
> Angermayer
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 12:22 PM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Stacey v. Staceyville
>
> 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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