How to Speak Chocolatese (Gianduja); Polish Pickup

[David Bowie]

From:    Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>
: At 8:55 AM -0500 12/4/03, Steve Boatti wrote:
:: In a message dated 12/3/03 11:06:27 PM, Bapopik at aol.com writes:

:::  (GOOGLE)
:::  http://eat.epicurious.com/dictionary/food/index.ssf?DEF_ID=1895
:::  gianduja
:::  [zhahn-DOO-yah]

:: The Italian pronunciation of "gianduja" is "jahn-DOO-yah," not
:: "zhahn-DOO-yah."

: Hyperforeignism (the Ta"ZH" Majal/Bei"ZH"ing Syndrome) strikes again!
: That old Freedom Fricative just keeps popping up, doesn't it?

I don't know if this is necessarily hyperforeignism--some of us simply have
rampant [Z]s where others might have [dZ]s.

David Bowie                                         http://pmpkn.net/lx
    Jeanne's Two Laws of Chocolate: If there is no chocolate in the
    house, there is too little; some must be purchased. If there is
    chocolate in the house, there is too much; it must be consumed.