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".
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