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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Pronunciation
Date: 20 Jun 2005 16:28:35 -0500
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In article <87d5qg3gom.fsf@deneb.enyo.de>, Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> writes:

> Thanks.  What about "GNAT"?  Like the fly?

The pronunciations I have heard for GNAT are not like the insect.
For the insect, the G is silent, whereas the pronunciations I have
heard for GNAT emphasize the G as non-silent (with the rest the same).