RE: Auger

["Jim Otton" <jkotton@usgs.gov>]

Mike, Don, Radsafers,



As a geologist who has used these devices for about 30 years, I have heard

both the "AW-grrr" and the "OW-grrr" pronunciations.  Sometimes you have to

be an "augur" to predict what you are going to see what you use an auger at

a contaminated site.



Jim Otton



-----Original Message-----

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[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf Of Thompson, Donald

L.

Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 8:28 AM

To: 'Stabin, Michael'; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: RE: Auger





Please don't tell me I've spent 40 years teaching students the wrong

pronunciation of Auger!



Donald L. Thompson, PhD

Center for Devices and

Radiological Health, FDA





-----Original Message-----

From: Stabin, Michael [mailto:michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu]

Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 8:54 AM

To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Auger







Regarding the pronunciation of "Auger", I have always believed what I found

on this web site (http://zhurnal.net/ww/zw?PhysicsWords):



"Don't say AW-gher like the drill, but rather "O. J." or even "OH zhay!"

with a French twinkle in your eyes."



I taught this recently at a short course, but was challenged by one of the

students that Auger was actually raised in a German speaking province in

France, and that the pronunciation might be more like "OW-gher". Not hugely

important, I know, but now I'm curious. Anyone have any way of verifying or

refuting this claim?



Mike



Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP

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