togwt & Charles,
I didn't expect this kind of reaction, especially from you. Dare to open a dictionary or encyclopaedia thick enough to show you the correct pronunciation...
What do you think, why'd I use positive smileys, and such words as "not to be rude", when I had the intention to be harsh to someone? TSX is a newbie, that's why I included them, correcting a really stupid spelling mistake. When we all started to learn to read, a teacher was there to correct us. I don't really mind the majority of the spelling mistakes (or 'typo errors' - of course; countless times...), because the info is there. But I want to be educative, and this is simply a part of it.
Jon J.A.D.A. (togwt), that would be great if you would accept your own sentence in your own signature. And secondly, regarding your other question:
The wax is collected during the dry season by cutting off 6-8 leaves from the Copernicus or Carnauba (Wax) palm every 2 months. The waxy scales loosened as the leaves shrink are then either knocked, stripped or brushed off, or the wax is removed mechanically. The wax is purified in boiling water and then filtered. It is going through a refining process that includes filtering, distillation, centrifugation and bleaching. Once it has set, it is broken up into pieces. Coloring depends on the effort that goes into purification. In its molten state, it gives off a characteristic pungent, but not unpleasant smell. It has a high hardening capacity (the highest found in any type of wax, including synthetic products) and it is extremely difficult to saponify (development of wax alcohol and hydrocarbon emulsions prevent the formation of soap!).
A single carnauba palm only produces 150-180 g of wax per annum, equivalent to a yield of 5 g wax per 100 g leaf material. The 1st grade is collected from the young leaves while the 2nd and the 3rd grades are from the normal leaves.
Carnauba wax that has undergone further processing (refining, brightening with bleaching earth or partial saponification, addition of synthetic waxes, subsequent acidification) is used as bleached carnauba wax, for different purposes (pharma, cosmetics, etc.).
TOA KASEI has developed and established the technology of "Stabilization of Carnauba Wax" against heat by specific technical know-how of elimination of unnecessary or labile ingredients. The above respective "Refined Carnauba Wax" is now produced in their plant in Osaka.
Finally, one thought for us all: It is a blind forum, where nobody can see expressive eyes or mimic. Therefore we all should focus better on the original intent of a post/-er. Beyond letters, beyond words.
Sorry for being informative or educative...
And of course, long live the helluva carnuva! Hoo karez?
I'm well aware that what we use in the U.S. is pretty marginal English.
After reading all the posts, it does look like I did take it out of context.
