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Originally Posted by Dujon
Regardless of Paul's reference, Landlubber, where I was growing up it was always pronounced HAILies. That doesn't mean that it's right, just that that's the way it was said.
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Never trust pronunciation in Australia - it's often quite weird! I should know, I grew up in Queensland.
Indeed it should be "HAL-EE" and I should know, I have a Ph.D. (
in chemistry
). Even further, it should be "Comet 1P/Halley", shouldn't it?
The problem, of course, is Bill Haley and his Comets! (pronounced "HAIL-EE").