At 10:02 AM 2/18/2005 -0700, Jeff G. wrote: > > >Don't forget PAL-us-teen Texas (spelled Palestine) and the battle of San > > >Jacinto, with a J. Although the latter may be justified on the grounds >that > > >whoever wins the battle gets to name it. > > > > > >Louann, with some exposure to Spanglish. > > > > > > > > And there's places like Woosta (figure out how that's really spelled... >Mass people should be able to get this one). > >I lived in Meeuwen for four years, pronounced "may-win". Crazy Belgians. I now live in Waxahachie. Say that, I dare you. (If it helps, it's an American Indian language being mangled rather than Spanish.)