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Re: CHAT: F.L.O.E.S

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Friday, February 27, 2004, 20:35
En réponse à Andreas Johansson :

> > > > > > ba4i'kelo > > > > > Barrichello > >Is/means?
The Formula 1 driver!
> > > > > > > 'kulhar > > > > > Coulthard > >Is/means?
Another Formula 1 driver!
> > > > > > > > > rraj'konen > > > > > Raikonen (sp? the stress, however, is on the 1st syllable!!! Italian > > journalists mispronounce that, too...) > >Never heard of ...
Actual spelling Raikkonen. A Finnish Formula 1 driver IIRC. See a pattern now? :))
> > > > > > > > > 't4uli > > > > > > truly? > > > > Trulli > >Ditto.
And ditto myself :)) .
> > > > 'buton > > > > > Button > >They felt the need to borrow that?
Is there a driver called Button?
> > > > > > > > > 'sato > > Sato > >Which means?
IIRC a Japanese driver.
> > > > > > > > > fisi'kela > > Fisichella > >Ditto.
You really know nothing about Formula 1 do you? Strange, because even though I have never been interested in it either (nor in any sports on TV), I know nearly all those names. They are part of the popular culture. I didn't know Sweden was different on that point.
> > > > > > 'sawBer > > Sauber > >I guess this is the name of something?
A F1 team IIRC.
> > > > > > mi'nardi > > Minardi > > > > > >'kia > > Kia > >Ditto.
Ditto for me too (I think Kia is also a car brandname).
> > > > > > > > > pe'j\o > > Peugeot > >*Slaps myself* > > > > > > daj'hat.su (formerly: da'j\at.su) > > Daihatsu > >Is/means?
Japanese car brand. Quite nice cars for the little I know about cars.
> > > > > >luka > > > > > Luca ;-) > > >That's not fair!
LOL :) . Well, I guess you saw the common denominator here :)) .
> Andreas
Andreas? :)))) Christophe Grandsire. http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang.

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