On Jan 28, 6:56=A0am, "*" <nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Stude <midl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in article
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> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0
=A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ja'ou'are
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> > That's how the natives pronounced the name of a sleek spotted cat
> > native to their Amazon region.
> > William Lyons, of Coventry, named a car after that cat.
> > Judging by the phonetic spelling, above, that the explorers brought
> > back (along with some cats), the Brits have it right as far as the
> > pronunciation goes.
>
> Most of the Brits I know (and, I used to work in a Jag parts department)
> pronounce it....jag 'YOU' er (rhymes with "sewer").
Yopu'e right. This merely shows hat it's a three sylable word, not
Jag' whar, as yanks say it.
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