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WG: Fortuitous typo (was: Re: Conlang in-jokes.)

From:Eduard Ralph <conlang@...>
Date:Saturday, August 27, 2005, 20:12
Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> writes:
> Quoting Arnt Richard Johansen <arj@...>: > > > On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, Roger Mills wrote: > > > > > Double drat. Another typo, a wasted msg.... > > > > > >> kasu [kaw] a food animal > > > > > > That should, of course, be _kawu_ > > > > I kinda like the idea of "kasu" being pronounced [kaw]. Can I steal it? > > :-) > > Maybe, then, you'll also like the spelling of the newest Meghean word:
_ushu_
> ['uhu] "owl". It, too, effectively drops the 's'! :)
> _Uhu_ ['u:hu:] is German for a special type of owl, did you know that? > Is it constructed that way? :-)
It is also a name for a very known glue in Germany. :-) Eduard Ralph