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Post #2 by tomlee59
Source Forum68kMLA
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Post DateMon, 11 Aug 2008 - 21:58
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/a-pointless-question-that-keeps-nagging-at-me.14437/
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Or "Centris six-one-oh?" :)

I've always heard it as "Centris six-ten." My guess is that the pronunciation with the fewest syllables tends to win out. The "lazy speaker" hypothesis explains many (but not all) evolutionary trends in speech and writing.

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