>Couldn't resist...here's my peeve...
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>Ok, everyone say my first name out loud...
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>Now, all those that pronounced it like "ate", ie. I ate an apple, go to the head of class, you don't belong in my peeve...
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>For those that pronounced it like "at", ie. that gnat is bugging me, please take a long jump off a short pier...are you too stupid to know that the "e" makes the "a" long? I would spell it like "Nat" if I wanted it pronounced that way!
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>You know...I do feel better now! <g>

What turns a man........into a mane???
What turns a pan........into a pane???

A little hug becomes huge instantly......

Don't add W, don't add X, don't add Y or Z.......
Just add........Silent E

(With apologies to Tom Lehrer)