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Re: [GZG] Full Thrust Lite



On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Doug Evans <devans@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From an academic standpoint, of course. However, from a marketing one...

You have to be careful, though. Non-American English readers actually
get peeved when they see things marketed with Americanizations.

Sometimes, though, they just corrupt it for humorous effect, like the
"Lah-zed-boy recliner" (instead of "La-Z-Boy recliner") and the rock
band Zed Zed Top.

Allan

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