nancree wrote:
> It's "jag-u-ar"--sounds better that way--and it's correct, too.
>
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?jaguar01.wav=jaguar
>

Returning to the original pronunciation observation in this thread:
[to paraphrase] It's "al-yoo-min-ee-um" -- and it's correct, too... in
the UK. But not in the US, which was the point all along.