Merry Christmas, everyone

Bah, humbug!

Thanks, - Win

whill_at_picovolt-dot-com

And I hope you have a wonderfull one too.

My christmas wish: Mathew Orman is right, and his FTL cables work.

I read in sci.electronics.design that John Fields wrote (in ) about 'Merry Christmas, everyone', on Wed, 24 Dec 2003:

Your euchronic felicitations are cordially reciprocated.

-- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.

Merry Xmas to you too, and everyone at s.e.* and a.b.s.e

Best wishes from cold and cloudy Liverpool, UK.

Costas

Indeed! For the next few days, we can all go around wishing each other season's greetings, basking in a glow of Christmas goodwill. Then in January we can get back to the usual sorry-arsed state of affairs for another year.

At least the shopping and wrapping will soon be over. Snarl.

That will be a relief.

Oh, I've always wondered: how do you guys pronounce 'arse'?

And is 'gaol' pronounced like our 'jail'?

John

I read in sci.electronics.design that John Larkin wrote (in ) about 'Merry Christmas, everyone', on Wed, 24 Dec 2003:

'a' as in 'father'. 'r' is sounded. 's' as in 'sugar', not as in 'cause'.

Yes. We use 'jail' as well.

And a cheerful Bah, humbug to you as well Win!

-Chuck

W>

Or even two silent "h"s

We simply say it in such a way that it rhmyes with "farce" (an absurd comedy - the pronunciation of which is the same in the US as here)

I read in sci.electronics.design that John Fields wrote (in ) about 'Merry Christmas, everyone', on Wed, 24 Dec 2003:

Two silent h's. NOT 's' as in 'sugar'; 's' as in 'senior moment'!

It WAS pronounced with 'sh' at the end in the dim and distant past.

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Thanks, - Win

whill_at_picovolt-dot-com

Thanks. You too. Happy holidays to all.

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Tim

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