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2000/3/30 [Uncategorized] UID:17889 Activity:nil 60%like:19253
3/29    If La Jolla is pronounced as "La Hoya", how come Vallejo is pronounced
        as "Va-LAY-ho" instead of "Va-Yeh-ho"?
        \_ Is it ad-ver-tise-ment or
                 ed-ver-tis-ment?
        \_ The same reason why Los Angeles is pronounced "Los Anjeles"
           instead of "Los Anheles"
        \_ cause we're closer to the border :) -nick
        \_ RACIST!
        \_ if it's i before e except after c, what about "their"?
                \_ There are exceptions.  This is English, not Esperanto.  Did
                   you attend HS in this country?  Or any school?
                   \_ there was a point being made by the English exception
                      comment that you probably missed.