Carlos Thompson <carlos_thompson@...> wrote:
>=20
> Well. As for my natlang: in Bogot=E1 young speech (and spread to all s=
ocial
> clases and most ages) there are two common fill words that has begun to=
be
> used everywhere: "g=FCev=F3n" and "marica", usually pronounced as /w@'B=
On/ and
> /m@'rIk@/ with very relaxed and short schwas, unless they are enphatic =
where
> they could become /Gwe'bOn/ and /ma'rika/.
>=20
> Those fill words are inserted at the end of every sentence, but probabl=
y the
> last.
Really? I've never heard "marica" used as a treatment like that.
And as for "g=FCev=F3n", the closest local equivalent here is "boludo",
which is quite rude (some teenagers use it very sparingly though).
But if someone called me "g=FCev=F3n" I'd probably punch them. >:@
--Pablo Flores