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- Subject: Re: some questions about lua
- From: Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@...>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 10:55:36 -0300
> > 1. What is the pronunciation of 'lua'?
>
> I assumed it was pronounced LOO-ah, but I don't speak Portuguese.
That's how we pronounce it. Or, following the Webster pronunciation
symbols, as 'Lu - a (|a| as a in ash, |u| as oo in foot)
> For maximum fun and confusion, have everyone pronounce it a different
> way.
There is not much diversity in how we pronounce Lua; I think even people
from other Portuguese-speaking countries pronounce it the same way.
-- Roberto