[Greenbuilding] pronunciation

[Steve Houlihan]

I ran into him at a code development meeting in Palm Springs a few years 
ago and just asked him.  He laughed and told me the L was silent.  It 
all makes sense after that.

It reminds me of my wife, who came from a family of orchardists. She 
always pronounces Almonds like "aammonds".  She says all the people that 
grow them pronounce it that way.  She says that by the time they get to 
market they have knocked the "L" out of them.  I have no response to that!

Good for you going back to school.  I think Joe is a great person to 
speak about.

Steve


On 9/29/12 5:34 PM, Kat wrote:
> At 41 years old I've decided to go back to school and get my 
> bachelors' degree in civil engineering.  One of the required classes 
> (sigh... these lower-level classes are definitely geared for kids) is 
> "Intro to Public Speaking."  In this class, I have to do a "tribute 
> speech" on someone who has influenced my life.  I've chosen Joe 
> Lstiburek - and I don't even know how to pronounce his last name!  I'm 
> sure I'll find a pronunciation on the web somewhere, but Wikipedia 
> doesn't have one.  Anyone want to go in there and modify that article 
> to add a pronunciation?
>
> Kat
>
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