on 17/9/01 9:18, Mark Benson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> How on earth DO you pronounce 'caveats' ? It's not a word I'm familiar
> with being British and I never see it outside the Mac community.
> Thanks
If you know "caveat emptor", buyer beware, just pronounce it the latin (hard
c is the only way I know it) way and stick an s on the end. The way *I*
pronounce it is: ca-lender, v-ery, w-eigh (or w-ay or �) = e, at = at, and s
as per any plural form short sound for s.
ca-v-eigh-ats, or as per the OED:
caveat k<i>e</i>i.v<i>i</i>,�t (funny symbol (depending on your mailer) is
the ae symbol (what's its name?)), sb, L. caveat let him beware, 3rd sing.
pres. subj. of cavere to beware.
L8r
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