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Old 07-Dec-2005, 06:02
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how to pronounce the above mentioned abbreviation?


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From Bartleby.com

Messrs is the plural of Mr., and we pronounce it to rhyme with dressers. It comes from a foreign plural, the French messieurs, and we usually spell it as an abbreviation.

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interesting, i have got a new word.

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