Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 15:20:47 -0500

From: Mark Mandel Mark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DRAGONSYS.COM

Subject: "Ami" (was: Kimmelweck)



BTW, where do you get "Ami" for "American"? That's a new one on me.

& how do you pronounce it?



Mark A. Mandel : mark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]dragonsys.com

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Jason Wilke wilke[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NJ2.N-JCENTER.COM 0903.2325

[...]

I just moved back from Europe. Until I went, I never noticed it, but when

I was in Europe, I could distinctly tell an American accent anywhere...



HOW do you describe an Ami accent? [..]