Re: CHAT: "boocoo"
From: | Joe <joe@...> |
Date: | Wednesday, May 21, 2003, 21:19 |
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From: "John Cowan" <jcowan@...>
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Subject: Re: CHAT: "boocoo"
> Steg Belsky scripsit:
>
> > Tsunami?
>
> m-w.com lists both /tsunami/ and /sunami/.
I use both. /sunami/ in everyday speech, though.
>
> > Tse-tse fly?
>
> m-w lists several pronunciations: /tsEtsi/, /sEtsi/, /tEtsi/,
> /tsitsi/, /sitsi/, /titsi/.
>
> I have no chrouble saying /ts/, of courts.
I say /tsitsi/ for this one, though I've never used in in everyday speech.