BALLIOL (was: Goethe, was: Which and Falaqa)

[THOMAS M. PAIKEDAY]

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Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: Goethe (was: Which and Falaqa)


> << Unless they're pronouncing the name of the street in Chicago, which
> (I'm told) is something approximating "go-EE-thee", not "GUR-tuh".
>
> larry
>  >>
>
> My father was a professor of German at the U. of Chicago. He didn't have a
> car, so once when he went to an event in the posh North Side neighborhood
of
> Goethe St he took the bus. He was careful to give the bus driver the
proper
> German pronunciation of the street name. It took considerable discussion
> before the driver comprehended that he wanted to get off at go-EE-thee
> street. - Allan Metcalf

THIS PROBABLY QUALIFIES AS THE LOVELIEST EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR ON ADS-L,
THOUGH NO CIGAR! Incidentally, I'm reminded of "Balliol St." in Toronto
which is correctly pronounced locally as (buh.LOIL) unless that has changed
in recent times!

t.m.p.