Re: "What I have wanted to know for years is the correct pronunciation of the double "i's"." Good luck, I can't even get a consensus from my Finnish speaking friends on the correct pronunciation of my last name, Tuovinen. It seems that everybody I have asked comes from a different region of the country and each has their own dialect. Mark in AK
----- Original Message ----- From: George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM> Date: Thursday, September 23, 2004 9:34 pm Subject: Re: pretend it's already Friday (was RE: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec > In a message dated 9/24/04 12:47:22 AM, jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU writes: > > << Where on earth does the name Hakkapelliitta come > from??? >> > > Joy, > > It's Finnish. What I have wanted to know for years is the correct > pronunciation of the double "i's". > > George > |
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