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Re: What is the pronunciation for Amiga?
« on: February 23, 2006, 07:20:54 PM »
The sound at the beginning of the word Amiga is called a schwa, as in the A in AMAZING.

This does contradict common Amiga apps like AmIRC, which I think are normally pronounced with a short A (as in the a in HAT).

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10  IT\'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
20  FOR C = 1 TO 2
30     DA-NA-NAAAA-NAAAA DA-NA-NA-NA-NAAAA
40     DA-NA-NAAAA-NAAAA DA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NAAAAA
50  NEXT C
60  NA-NA-NAAAA
70  NA-NA NA-NA-NA-NA-NAAAA NAAA-NAAAAAAAAAAA
80  GOTO 10
 
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