Re: Pronunciation - some more enquiries

John Dennis (jdennis@acslink.net.au)
Sun, 15 Feb 1998 12:09:21 GMT

On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 21:57:58 -0800, Craig Haber
<albatross@harnessnet.com.au> wrote:

>John McCallum wrote:
>> I always thought it was " Wee a pro eye nah ". At least that's the way it is
>> pronounced on the ABC weather.
>
>The same weatherman once used a miniature electric staff as his
>'pointer'. Anyone know where it came from? Was there a train somewhere
>waiting for a staff while the weather was read??? :)

I have a recollection the staff was from Puffing Billy, but nothing
else has remained in my memory.
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