[Just OT] (Was:) Re: copy/paste XP cmd

[Derek Parnell]

On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:14:27 +1100, Georg Wrede <georg.wrede at nospam.org>  
wrote:

> Don Clugston wrote:
>> Georg Wrede wrote:
>>
>>>> Surely a person has a right to say "Windows XP is shite" without
>>>
>>>
>>>  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
>>>
>>> The word shite may refer to various things
>>>
>>>     * A synonym for shit which originated from Ireland.
>>>     * A shi'ite, that is, a believer in Shi'a Islam
>>>     * The shite, the principal character in a Japanese Noh play
>>>     * Shite, the person who performs the technique in Aikido.
>>>     * Shite the Industrial band with strong Techno roots.
>>   FYI:
>> "shite" is a very common term in Australia (excluding recent migrants,  
>> most Australians have some Irish ancestry). It's not just a less  
>> offensive spelling, there's a definite nuance. If you drop off the 'e',  
>> the meaning would be different, it would convey a lot more anger.
>
> How does one pronounce it?

It rhymes with "light".

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Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia