Re: Pronunciations and loco building.

Chris Stratton (stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au)
11 Feb 1998 01:26:55 GMT

When I worked for BHP Stainless we did a lot of business with Goninan and
it was always pronounced Guh-nin-in, so the presenters were probably
correct.
Regards,
-- 
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au


Tell <telljb@ozemail.com.au> wrote in article
<6bqt63$97e$1@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net>...
> Here in Alice we have the dubious pleasure of viewing
> Ch 10 from Townsville because of a reciprocal deal with
> the local aboriginal TV Imparja.
> 
> Last night the bib and bub presenters reported and I
> quote,  "Guh nin nin will have to lay off half its
> Townsville work force because it did not win a 110
> million dollar loco contract, which was won by a
> Southern firm". 
> 
> Guh-nin-nin.!!!  I would have thought Goninan was
> pronounced "Gone-in-nan".?
> 
> ----Tell
> Alice Springs NT
> 
>