That's cause it was spelt as Poona (pronounced as poon-ah) years ago.. At least that was what the city was christened as.. Not sure when they changed that spelling to Pune.. maybe something to do with localization as there were several cities that were renamed in the recent years.. Bombay became Mumbai.. and Madras became Chenai..
You will like this.. Victoria Terminus a well known railway station in Bombay became known as Chatrapati Shivaji Railway station.. try pronouncing that :P.. Joe -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sanford, Claire Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: OT - BMC Rant Every time I see Pune (PUNA (long A sound) I pronounce it PewNEEE (Long E sound) Puny! Puny Support! Sorry I know it isn't Friday! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/845 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 6:39 AM _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
