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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Roney, Jr.)
Wed Aug 2 14:48:02 2017

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From: "Michael Roney, Jr." <nahqun@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 14:47:58 -0400
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On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Lieven <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>> On 8/2/2017 1:48 PM, Michael Roney, Jr. wrote:
>>>
>>> American pronunciation? Is that what Maltz is trying to describe there?
>
>
> Yes, that's what he said in his message.
>
>>> As an American, I have never heard anyone say "wiki" in a way that
rhymes with "Mickey".
>
>
> Am 02.08.2017 um 20:00 schrieb SuStel:
>>
>> Oh yes, that is how nearly everyone pronounces /wiki./ It rhymes
perfectly with /Mickey./
>
>
> Unless you have someone who says Mickey like "my key". :-)
>
> --
> Lieven
>

While "my key" is a common nickname, it's spelled differently.

Lieven, if you wouldn't mind, could you inform Maltz that "wiki" is a
Hawaiian word and not an English one.
And then I'll likely shut up on the matter.

~naHQun

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br>On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Lieven &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:levinius@gmx.de">levinius@gmx.de</a>&gt; wrote:<br>&gt;&gt;<br>&=
gt;&gt; On 8/2/2017 1:48 PM, Michael Roney, Jr. wrote:<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&=
gt;&gt;&gt; American pronunciation? Is that what Maltz is trying to describ=
e there?<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Yes, that&#39;s what he said in his messag=
e.<br>&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; As an American, I have never heard anyone say &q=
uot;wiki&quot; in a way that rhymes with &quot;Mickey&quot;.<br>&gt;<br>&gt=
;<br>&gt; Am 02.08.2017 um 20:00 schrieb SuStel:<br>&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; Oh=
 yes, that is how nearly everyone pronounces /wiki./ It rhymes perfectly wi=
th /Mickey./<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Unless you have someone who says Micke=
y like &quot;my key&quot;. :-)<br>&gt;<br>&gt; --<br>&gt; Lieven<br>&gt;<br=
><br>While &quot;my key&quot; is a common nickname, it&#39;s spelled differ=
ently.<div><br></div><div>Lieven, if you wouldn&#39;t mind, could you infor=
m Maltz that &quot;wiki&quot; is a Hawaiian word and not an English one.</d=
iv><div>And then I&#39;ll likely shut up on the matter.=C2=A0</div><div><br=
></div><div>~naHQun</div></div>

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