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

After re-reading that, it sounds pretty bad.  Not what I meant.  I meant
exceptions with pronunciations, not that the National Organization for Women
is an exception.  Or that I'm trying to have fun with them.

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark & Helen Angermayer" <hangermayer@isp.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Stacey v. Staceyville


> 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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