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Old 03-26-2010, 10:28 PM   #1
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Me, I think he's been on a several-day mission to passively-aggressively "ask for clarification" on anything and everything, to prove that this is what people should be doing to him when he is incomprehensible.
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Old 03-27-2010, 12:14 AM   #2
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I doubt it, he never responds to requests for clarification.
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Old 03-27-2010, 09:04 AM   #3
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Still don't know what the letter n with tilde is called. Knew it once. It was not ntilde. But cannot remember.
It is considered its own letter in the Spanish alphabet, so like other letters, its name is based on the pronunciation: you say "en-yay," but it's only ever written as the n with the tilde, just like you would never write "ess" when you are referring to the letter S.

Incidentally, the double-L ("eh-yeh",) double-R (errre,) and ch ("cheh") are also considered to be individual letters in the Spanish alphabet as well, which makes Spanish crossword puzzles funny, because you do indeed need to put two letters inside one box when those pairs come up.
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Old 03-27-2010, 05:44 PM   #4
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It is considered its own letter in the Spanish alphabet, so like other letters, its name is based on the pronunciation: you say "en-yay,"
That was the word for the lettter I was seeking. Perfect. Never did learn how to spell it.
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Old 03-27-2010, 09:40 AM   #5
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Then how about a "thank you"?
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Old 03-27-2010, 01:18 PM   #6
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Clodfobble beat me to it.
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Old 03-27-2010, 04:01 PM   #7
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Clodfobble, beat me!
Get in line....
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Old 03-27-2010, 06:14 PM   #8
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(I think she means "thanks, cf")
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