Roger Mills scripsit:
> John Cowan wrote:
> >>>Which reminds me: how is the name of Groote Eylandt in Australia
> >>>pronounced? It is indeed a large island.
> >>
> >> Boudewijn says: Just like you spell it. That is ["GR\o:t@ "E1lAnt_h].
> >
> >
> >I knew some smartass Dutchman was going to make a remark like that.
> >But did he catch the Nixon in China reference, hmmmmmmmmmm?
>
>
> Yes, yes, yes. But I thought you were posing the far more interesting
> question: how do Australians pronounce it?
Indeed, I was.
Anyozzie?
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