Re: Woody or tinny?

David Peterson wrote:
>Aside from those, though, I can't stand the word "muchacho/a"...>,
In Brazil, I managed to get along quite well with distorted Spanish and the
basic Port. words I knew, but one day used the word "muchacha" and sent
everyone into gales of laughter.  I don't think it meant anything nasty,
just sounded hilarious to them.  I quickly learned _o rapaz, a rapaza_ -- an
equally strange word IMO.

One might say (though I wouldn't, since I love Port. especially when sung)--
"Portuguese is essentially Spanish spoken through ill-fitting dentures."

The recent discussion of "becoming" produced Kash. (ya)yuyukar "it is
becoming [in a state of transition]",  which immediately stuck me as ugly--
3 [j]s in a row!!  I'm seriously considering changing the inchoative prefix
/yu(k)-/ to something more euphonious, despite the work involved.

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