Nicaragua

[Harrold Wilson Gray]

On Apr 6, 2005, at 8:47 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> And "France" pronounced as "France" instead of French "France."  And
> "Paris" instead of "Paris."
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> And "Australia" instead of "Australia."
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> But I guess that's English.
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> JL
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It may be "Palestine" in the Middle East, but, in East Texas, it's
"Palesteen."

-Wilson

> Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU> wrote:
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>> Everybody in the media says /hunta/ for "junta," and has for at
>> least forty years, but the quaint OED says the obvious anglicization
>> is A-OK.
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>> Many of us will recall Byron's "Don Joo-an."
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> And Cervantes' "Don Kwik-sut."
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> Larry
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