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Welcome nosnjoh, I love the concept of "retroactively true."



(How do you pronounce nosnjoh?)

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I thought it was 'johnson', jumbled and ineffable.
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Yes but would you pronounce it johnson??

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no. it's in-eff-able!

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So there's no Fs in it. So big deal. We can't all have Fs in our names. There's only so many to go around, ya know. Doesn't mean you can't pronounce it.

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Originally Posted By: Zed
(How do you pronounce nosnjoh?)


Nossenjoe. whistle

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(How do you pronounce nosnjoh?)


Nossenjoe. whistle


There, see how easy? I wouldn't have that first E in there, but then, that's just me.

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Nossenjoe. Nuttin', Joe. Muttonjoe. Muttonhead. (Good grief, I think Branshea's rubbing off on me...) ;-)

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Hmmm, well however they pronounce it I'll bet we've scared them off now.

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