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Re: most looked-up words

From:B. Garcia <madyaas@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 7, 2004, 14:32
On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 23:29:27 +1100, Tristan Mc Leay
<conlang@...> wrote:

> > As for 'gyros', I think it's normally pronounced /suvla:ki/ hereabouts > (and spelt 'souvlaki'), based on the description. Usually acquired from > fish-and-chips shops. > > -- > Tristan. >
Well, here, people would look at you oddly. Here (Monterey), Souvlaki is like kebab. Gyros is like a sandwich, or what we Callians call "wraps". -- You can turn away from me but there's nothing that'll keep me here you know And you'll never be the city guy Any more than I'll be hosting The Scooby Show Scooby Show - Belle and Sebastian