Coif

[nq:1]How do you pronounce coif in Order of the Coif?[/nq]
I pronounce it "koyf". But what do I know? My law school didn't have a chapter.

Bob Lieblich
Never coifed and my hair looks it

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[nq:2]How do you pronounce coif in Order of the Coif?[/nq]
[nq:1]I pronounce it "koyf". But what do I know? My law school didn't have a chapter.[/nq]
Back in the day, the nuns at "the institution" wore "coifs", pronounced as you suggest. But they were Americanized German, Italian, French and/or American nuns. (One had to guess the nationality by the "taken" names, though a few had accents.

[nq:1]I pronounce it "koyf". =A0But what do I know? =A0My law school didn't hav=e a chapter.[/nq]
My partner in The Lawsmiths, a U.C. Davis J.D., also so pronounced it, as did every one of the seemingly countless attorneys we interviewed over the years, so I daresay that despite your modesty you have it nailed.

[nq:1]How do you pronounce coif in Order of the Coif?[/nq]
Properly.
Thanks for asking.

[nq:2]How do you pronounce coif in Order of the Coif?[/nq]
[nq:1]Properly. Thanks for asking.[/nq]
My pleasure.

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area they are asking questions. I have lived in
Western Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis 10 years
Chicago 6 years
Brooklyn, NY 12 years
Baltimore 26 years

[nq:2]I pronounce it "koyf".  But what do I know?  My law school didn't have a chapter.[/nq]
[nq:1]My partner in The Lawsmiths, a U.C. Davis J.D., also so pronounced it, as did every one of the seemingly countless attorneys we interviewed over the years, so I daresay that despite your modesty you have it nailed.[/nq]
So it's unanimous, if we include Mark. That's what I've always said but s