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In reply to:
it ought to be pronounced as it's written
What, are you nuts? Since when did logic or 'ought to' enter into English pronunciation?
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One must pronounce "Volvo" very carefully.
Yes indeed! I have afriend who teaches at the local agricultural college, whose favourite story at the moment s the exam answer of one of his students to the question, "How does a farmer know when his cow is ready for service by the bull?" The answer given was, "When it has a red Volvo."  Thank goodness the Swedish car that I drive is white!
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Pooh-Bah
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When (she) has a red Volvo she is ready for a Rolls in the hay. When it is white, Nova.
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Re: What, are you nuts?
That's me, the nu'ta.
Speaking of things Nordic, did anyone catch that story about some guy in some remote part of Sweden whose Ford 'Ka' was mistaken for a mate by a moose on heat; when the car didn't respond the he moose-handled it and concluded by defecating on it. The poor man has no garage and the forest over the road
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