on 25/4/03 19:17, coccolithophorid at earthlink.net at coccolithophorid at earthlink.net wrote: > Kevin wrote: > It is kind of dumb, seeing as it's not an abbreviation or the end of > the word, it should at least be cisco. > It's kind of how a lot of people in England say > al you min ee um > for aluminum when there is obviously no ee sound after the n. That's because we in BRITAIN (not 'England' please!!) spell it <a-l-u-m-i-n-i-u-m> Colin McDonald