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Subject: [Spridgets] Current Events British Content Quiz
From: bmwwxman at gmail.com (Jim Johnson)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:24:20 -0500
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On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Robert Evans <b-evans at earthlink.net> wrote:

> <snip> and he is referred to as "Flight Lieutenant Wales" (RAF) or "
> Lieutenant Wales" (Royal Navy). (This may change to "Cambridge" now that he
> has territory of his own.)
>

And, of course, "Lieutenant" is commonly pronounced as "Leftenant" in the
RAF and the Army.  Comes from French roots which the Brits will deny in no
uncertain terms...   ;-)

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