Re: Belize [Re: [CH] Habanero Pronunciation]
AndyB (quark@erols.com)
Sat, 18 Jan 2003 13:27:34 -0500
When I ask a Greek store owner how I should pronounce it, they say anyway is fine, e.g. gyro(scope). (The fact that you are ordering it is far more important to them than how you pronounce it!)
I had to get more precise with my question: When I ask them how _they_ would pronounce in a family environment, they pronounce it as "hero". More accurately, they pronounce it, as best as I describe, "(g)hero" (small fraction of "g" - large fraction of "h") - this is not something that I can pronounce. Also, definite "e" vs "i" or "y".
By any pronunciation, gyros are good.
AndyB
tucker wrote:
>
> Rich Stevens wrote:
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> > Sort of like the gyro sandwich. Almost everyone pronounces it like
> > gyroscope.
> >
> > Rich Stevens http://users.erols.com/richstev/
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> > "I never have trouble getting in shape. The Greeks thought the sphere was
> > the perfect shape, all points being equidistant from the center. I
> > effortlessly tend toward perfection".
>
> I hear that a lot around here, though most people (I think / hope) know
> better, and just think it's fun and kitschy to say it wrong.
>
> --
> Erich
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