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Subject: Re: "breccia"
From: Matt Morgan <mhmeteorites@geocities.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 14:53:35 -0600
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Breccia is pronounce "breh-chee-ahh"... not "brek-key-ahh'.
Matt

Sharkkb8@aol.com wrote:

> 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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