> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Gerard Matthews Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> Marek Peteraj wrote:
>
> > > 3) Most people would have no idea how to say "LAIC"
> > Laic - of or relating to the laity - all those who are not
> members of a
> > profession or specialized field. I think it should be a
> symbolic word
> > for how LAAGA/JACK works (see above). It should not be a problem
> > for those who speak english...But one can still visit
> www.webster.com,
> > they have audio-pronunciations online :)
> Actually, those who speak English would have the most trouble figuring
> out how to pronounce "LAIC", because "ai" doesn't have a standardized
> pronunciation. Is it pronounced like "lake"? Or is it
> "like"? Or "lae
> -ik"? Etc....
you can argue against quite a few english words using this argument
(break-breakfast, blood-boot, great-freak etc...)
laic IS english word so you cannot excuse yourself out of knowing how to
pronounce it.
erik
