> From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Actually, Jeroen, I bet it didn't start out as a stupid middle name > ignorance issue. Not being around people who *speak* American English > all the time, your own ignorance should be excused. It's more of a > cadence thing. The "H." is just there for some sort of > emphasis, and to > give the expression more oomph with three stressed syllables, rather > than the mere two that "Jesus Christ" would give. > Of course, in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", they pronounced it with 3 syllables, even without the middle initial. "GEE-SUS-CHRIST!"
I always liked it that way. - John H
