Dragaera

evolution in language: OT.now on topic

Steve Simmons scs at di.org
Fri Feb 18 13:23:22 PST 2005

On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 12:06:25PM -0800, Shawn Burns wrote:

> > And for the couple of folks who asked how Amarillo is pronounced:
> > 
> > Texas:  am-uh-RILL-o (that an English LL)
> > Mexico: ah-mah-REE-yo (that's an Enlish y, ie, a Spanish j)
> 
> It was really hard to think of that word in French, but here's an attempt:
> 
> Ah-ma-REE-lo

Oh yeah, that hurts.
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We were discussing how much illumination the various blinking lights
in the computer room emit:
    He:  It just keeps getting brighter in there.
    Me:  If only we did, too.