just "for the record", --- have just seen on tv news that the "bull on the freeway" episode happened in Texas someplace. Alandra please visit my photo "gallery" at http://www.thelensflare.com/u_alandrapal.php ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alandra" <alandra32@telus.net> > To: <ENG-SOUTHAMPTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 11:56 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-SOU] MUSH > > > > thanks, Brian : ) > > someone was interested after all. > > Alandra, British Columbia, Canada, where we are having beautiful Fall > > weather, and no drooling cows in sight here, praise be : ) - but we saw > > on tv (CNN via dish) just now, this snorting bull running along an > > interstate highway somewhere in the USA for several miles, keeping up with > > huge "rigs" (tractor trailers), until he finally found his way off the > > freeway. At one point he spotted a man in a red shirt in a field beside > the > > freeway, and made a quick diversion to knock the man over, but then > returned > > to his jaunt down the freeway LOL. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brian" <beejaycave@btinternet.com> > > To: <ENG-SOUTHAMPTON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 1:07 AM > > Subject: Re: [ENG-SOU] MUSH > > > > > > > Dave wrote, "Alandra's note points out the problems of trying to > > demonstrate > > > pronunciation without access to (even with knowledge of) the phonetic > > > alphabet." > > > > > > Hi Dave, > > > > > > At first I couldn't see how this had anything to do with knowledge of, > or > > > ignorance of, the phonetic alphabet. In fact I thought the word you were > > > looking for was phonemics. <grin> > > > > > > I had always thought that the phonetic alphabet was to enable clarity > of, > > > for example, acronyms in speech. It has changed several times over the > > years > > > and over the organisation using it, but possibly the most common version > > now > > > starts Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta etc. > > > > > > However I see that there is a significant difference between 'phonetic > > > alphabet' and 'phonetic spelling' which is new to me - so learn > something > > > new every day, eh?? :-) > > > > > > Regards > > > Brian > > > > > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) > > > Version 6.0.766 Virus Database 513 - Release Date: 17/09/2004 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > >