In article 1…@ionews.io.org, sfwh…@io.org (Stephen F. White) writes:
>..>[snip]
>..>Is the proper pronounciation (for lima) "leema" or "lie-ma" ?
>..>
>..>Thanks!
>..>
>..>- John J. Amsler
>..It’s "leema", as in the pronunciation of the Peruvian city. "Lye-ma" is an English corruption, and
>..it’s hard to say how it got to be pronounced that way, but only the beans are described that way,
>..as far as I know. That’s maybe not far enough. Let’s just say it =should= be pronounced "leema",
>..as the name of the city.
>..Stephen White, North York (Toronto), Canada
In all my years as a Radio Amateur I have never heard it pronounced /laim@/
only /li:m@/ but should it be /lima/?
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