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From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: Sperithiel
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 11:26:47 +0200
According to Rat, at 10:40 on 18 Oct 00, the word on the street was...

> So does this mean that the proper pronunciation of "Sperethiel"
> is "spee-ree-theel?" Where's the accent syllable?
>
> We always pronounced it SPARE-a-theel, but that never felt
> quite right.

I've always made it *figures out English phonetics* spe-re-THEE-el, but in
the light of Steve's explanation of its origin that might require some
adjustment :)

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