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Subject:	Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date:	Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:48:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Shiri Dori writes: > ROFL! In Israel, khaki is pronounced with the strong "chet" sound, that I > can't possibly write down in English (like in *KH*anukka, *KH*alla, etc) - > totally different from, well, cacky (which means the same thing in hebrew, > surprisingly). So when I first came here (here = US) and heard how the > Americans pronounce khaki... well, I had a lot to laugh about... ;-) If you ever hear anyone in Boston say, "Aw, where did I put my khakis?", it's because they're locked out of their car. :-) --Todd

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		Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
(...) "Honey, d'jya pahk the kah outside th'pahtment?" "No, I fohgot the khakis!" :-) -Shiri XFUT .fun (hehe, Todd, do we need an .off-topic.accent NG? ;-) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
(...) ROFL! In Israel, khaki is pronounced with the strong "chet" sound, that I can't possibly write down in English (like in KHanukka, KHalla, etc) - totally different from, well, cacky (which means the same thing in hebrew, surprisingly). So (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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