On 6 Feb 2005, at 7.03 am, Thomas R. Wier wrote:
> Pascal wrote:
>> The lazy American speech habits might even slur "tank du"
>> into "tanku" or something =/ You never know...
>
> So, are all Germanophones as gratuitously rude and uncouth as you,
> or are you unique? You're not the first I've had unpleasant
> experiences with, I must say...
I think it's unfair to pick on Pascal here. As far as I can see, he was
repeating Gary who more than once has said things like:
> I'm not saying there's anything wrong with "tank du".
> I'm only pointing out how American speakers would
> butcher it over time to fit their own lazy speech
> habits.
--
Tristan.