--- catman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > "Actually" (Apparently this lends importance or
> > veracity to the rest of the sentence. "She's
> ACTUALLY
> > on the phone right now." As opposed to what?)
> >
> > "
>
> Actually, the word that gets to me most(at this
> time) is controversy. Many pronounce it
> contraVERSY wheras I am more used to conTROVersy. I
> think it can be said either way.
> Either in this case said ITHER!! Not EETHER!
>
> As for your name, I guess Americans would say Loori
> whearas we say LORRY as in big truck.
> I prefer your way.
> bw
> colin(not Colon)
Actually (heeheehee), we Canadians usually put the
accent on the first syllable in CONtroversy, but I
believe the Brits put it in the second syllable - conTROversy.
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