[ale] Microsoft haiku...(OT)

[danscox at mindspring.com (Danny Cox)]

Ed,

On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 14:05, mainwizard at vei.net wrote:
> I'm a bit behind in my mail, but ev-er-y-thing is 4 sylables by itself. It's 

> just that most people pronounce it ev-ry-thing, which is ... well not sure 

> what it is. Incorrect?Improper?Colloquial?Normal?

	You're correct of course.  I've noticed for years now that in parts of
Atlanta, west Georgia and Alabama the word "probably" can be pronounced
with 0, 1, or 2 'b's.

	prolly
	probly
	probably

-- 
kernel, n.: A part of an operating system that preserves the
medieval traditions of sorcery and black art.

Danny

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