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From: John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>
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Mark Odegard wrote:

> As a side note, I pronounce "Culebra" to rhyme with zebra ("long
> E") (and I'm probably wrong). I also pronounce the 2nd vowel of
> Celebes (Sulawesi) the same way (suh-Lee-bees).

I usually pronounce it "Cinderblock", as in "Cinderblock Kielbasa",
the excellent variety of coffee beans grown there and sold in
better coffee stores everywhere.

At least, I have no trouble ordering it by that name....

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John Cowan						cowan@ccil.org
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