just by coincidence i was watching an episode of space 1999 on monday which
was about an ice planet called 'ultima thule', and they all pronounced the
'thule' part like 'thulee'....(which rhymes with 'julie' ! )
i dunno, just a thought!....but whats worse is if you put ultima thule into
a search engine (i used hotbot), you get a horrible norwiegen heavy metal
band's page!!!!
see ya
seAn
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quoted 6 lines From: Michael Upton <username@sans.vuw.ac.nz>
> From: Michael Upton <username@sans.vuw.ac.nz>
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: (idm) Pronouncing 'thule'?
> Date: 25 August 1998 23:34
>
> Ahhh this is a bit of a daft one, but at least it's a change from
checking
quoted 3 lines how Autechre pronounce their name... :)
> how Autechre pronounce their name... :)
>
> Which way do people pronounce the record label Thule (I'm sure there'll
be
quoted 10 lines people out there familiar with at least the compilation 'Fishcake'):
> people out there familiar with at least the compilation 'Fishcake'):
>
> starts with a "th" like in "thing" and rhymes with "mule"
>
> or
>
> starts with a "t" like in "tree" and rhymes with "Julie"?
>
> At any rate, there was a belief that there was an undiscovered warm land
> at the North Pole, and lots of European explorers went pushing through
the
quoted 14 lines pack ice to try to find it, and they called what they were looking for
> pack ice to try to find it, and they called what they were looking for
> 'Thule', pronounced TU-li. I think that fits nicely with the label's
> sound.
>
> I've also heard that when Vykings on this quest reached Iceland, they
> called it by the same name.
>
> There's your trivia for the day.
>
> Michael
>
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