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Re: USAGE: English, Masculine, Feminine

From:David Peterson <thatbluecat@...>
Date:Tuesday, June 15, 2004, 4:06
Emily wrote:

<<Or, if you are quarter troll like me, your tusks. Gnashing tusks are
better imagery. Also it's easier to eat the babies with them.>>

We call that a California Cheeseburger, 'round where I'm from. ;)

Philippe wrote:

<<Nothing,
however, beats Hawaiian. No consonant clusters...>>

Maybe the way it's written, but I have heard things...   Things like [hw],
[hj], and the near inexplicable [?n], in a shortening of the phrase,
"Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana", which sometimes comes out as "Hai'na mai
ka puana"!

-David
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Roger Mills <rfmilly@...>
Emily Zilch <emily0@...>California Cheeseburger