From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V1 #314 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Tuesday, December 24 1996 Volume 01 : Number 314 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Subject: Re: Pronounce it how? Re: basia-digest V1 #313 Re: basia-digest V1 #313 Re: Subject: Re: Pronounce it how? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Dec 96 11:47:38 +1100 From: steven@telerate.com.au (Steven Malikoff) Subject: Subject: Re: Pronounce it how? To: basia%smoe.org@munnari.oz.au Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 11:47:38 +1100 (EST) In-Reply-To: <19961223.040524.10950.0.Roach2@juno.com> from "J.S. Lohr" at Dec 22, 96 04:05:19 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 489 > vowel is always a soft one. Play it this way - say the name "Alfred Von > Idiot." Take the "ah" sound in "von" and put it in the first syllable of > Basia's name. Its not BAAH-sha... only sheep go BAAH. The vowel is soft. Geez Roach, since when did "von" have an "ah" sound in it???? Over here, "von" has an "oh" sound (funny that)... Have a good one everyone, and remember what (respective) side of the road you drive on after all those Xmas parties! Steve. steven@telerate.com.au (Postmaster: delivery acknowledged.) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 23:29:30 -0800 From: "Diane F. Fisli" Subject: Re: basia-digest V1 #313 Jacki wrote (concerning Peter White) -- >But... he pronounced Basia like I don't. "Ba" >as in "bad", where I've been pronouncing the "Ba" like in "box". So what is >it.... Bash-a, or Bah-sha? Of course it could just be his accent, but I >figured he ought to know, right? Roach responded (quite correctly) -- >Its not BAAH-sha... only sheep go BAAH. The vowel is soft. > >And if that doesn't make any sense, just go out and buy "A New Day" - she >says her name during an interview segment near the beginning. End of >story. Peter White can bite me ;) HA HA! :D Actually, Jacki has it right too, it's Peter's accent. It's just the way he talks. Glad you enjoyed the show, Jacki! There are some new photos on the PW website! :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Diane F. Fisli, Photographer \\ "...If you follow your dreams... dff@peterwhite.com \\ You can never go wrong..." check out my website work at: \\ http://peterwhite.com \\ --Peter White, Caravan of Dreams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Please visit the OFFICIAL Peter White Website at http://peterwhite.com, or call the Peter White tour hotline at 818-973-3171 for information on upcoming concerts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 16:05:52 -0500 From: BobRumsby Subject: Re: basia-digest V1 #313 At 11:29 PM 12/22/96 -0800, you wrote: >Jacki wrote (concerning Peter White) -- > >>But... he pronounced Basia like I don't. "Ba" >>as in "bad", where I've been pronouncing the "Ba" like in "box". So what is >>it.... Bash-a, or Bah-sha? Of course it could just be his accent, but I >>figured he ought to know, right? > >Roach responded (quite correctly) -- > >>Its not BAAH-sha... only sheep go BAAH. The vowel is soft. >> >>And if that doesn't make any sense, just go out and buy "A New Day" - she >>says her name during an interview segment near the beginning. End of >>story. Peter White can bite me ;) > >HA HA! :D > >Actually, Jacki has it right too, it's Peter's accent. It's just the way he >talks. > Yes dont you *yanks* ever forget that we Brits speak the English languague the PROPER way (hehehe) or is it as in BA HUMBUG............. bfn Bob R Paterson NJ May the swartz be with you ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 18:07:39 -0500 From: jacki@magicnet.net (Jacki) Subject: Re: Subject: Re: Pronounce it how? >Geez Roach, since when did "von" have an "ah" sound in it???? Over here, >"von" has an "oh" sound (funny that)... Well Steve, if y'all would learn to say it the RIGHT way... ;-) Jacki ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V1 #314 ***************************