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Old 11-17-2006, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by AlcyoneDaze
Whoa, awesome information on this car, but how do you pronounce "Acylone"?
It might help a little if you could spell it correctly.
But according to Merriam-Webster it's pronounced on this page http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...ary&va=Alcyone

Being a Brit I would pronounce it Al-Ki-o-ne, but why not ask a Greek person?
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