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FW: "breccia"



Hello List,

The official Pacific Northwest pronunciation is closer to "bretch-e-a" than "bresh-e-a," "brek-e-a," or "brek-she-a" ?  

Steve

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Steven Excell
Seattle, WA 98102
E-Mail: excell@concentric.net
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-----Original Message-----
From:	Sharkkb8@aol.com [SMTP:Sharkkb8@aol.com]
Sent:	Tuesday, June 09, 1998 1:35 PM
To:	meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject:	"breccia"

Having read all the thrilled posts by new "lunartics", about their brand new
"polymict anorthositic lunar highland breccia", I would ask whether there
is an official pronunciation of the word "breccia".   I've heard several
different pronunciations, and the three different dictionaries I've consulted
(non-scientific ones, admittedly)  offer no consensus.  
bretch-e-a?   bresh-e-a?   brek-e-a?  brek-she-a?   

Anyone?    Gregory



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