First, update on Chile-gate. A message from Mom’s Chilean friend:
“Hi Susan, we are ok, actually we are in Chile right now !! we traveled on
Wed and arrived yesterday here very tired it was a long trip i had forgotten
how long it was… my parents and all my family are very exited and happy
with us here…
The correct pronunciation would be more like… Chelay, i know lot of people
call it chili, or chilee, but actually, the sond of the I is the american e
and the sound of the E is the same sound of the e in the word elephant…”
So, if I’m interpreting correctly, it’s chellay….but I’m not sure what “l is the american e” could possibly mean. That’s like “orange is the new black.” Thus, henceforth, it shall be known as South Peru.
–”Organic bananas” sounds like a back-up band. “Herman Menderchuck and the Organic Bananas: Live at the Fillmore”
–When you show up at the 4-H center in linen and chunky jewelry, people look at you askance. Even if you’re hauling a sewing machine. Who knew the 4-H crowd would be so stringent in a “no linen before Memorial Day” rule?
–While the Muppet Movie is just as awesome as ever, maybe even more, Ms. Piggy is still unbearable. Such a gross misstep from the Henson/Oz team. I think Frank Oz probably blackmailed Jim Henson into letting him do Ms. Piggy. I will accept no other theories. Also, it is amusing to see the “celebrity” cameos throughout and note that the kids only knew Steve Martin. Who’s a big shot now, Elliot Gould?
–My fattest pair of fat pants are now too big. Woo!
–I am reading (still. The book is a billion pages long) Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell which is set in the early 1800s. I’m afraid is it making me a bit bitter that I do not have a household staff. How lovely to have someone anticipate that you might be hungry and offer a snack. To wake ahead of you and stoke the fire and make coffee…It would be like having an overindulgent mom. I’d promise to treat them respectfully. Really. I’d never beat them and I’d let them have an extra hour with their own families at Christmastide.
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April 14, 2008 at 5:40 am
Andi
I want staff, too. I always said I’d be a great stay at home mom, as long as I had a nanny, maid, and cook. Now it looks like I’m on the verge of needing them.
Brent has a good point to make about Chile-gate. He sez: “I know that that Mexicans say Meh-he-co, but I still call it Mexico.” So, in retrospect, I have to say that Ben’s teacher probably is correct, too. In Spanish they say Cheelay, but the “correct English pronunciation” is probably Chilly. So don’t even worry about Uruguay. I can’t figure out how to spell it phonetically. It involves that sound that giant tortoises make while humping.
April 14, 2008 at 6:14 pm
tasha
Yea for Chilly!! =) Brent DOES have good arguments every now and again!
April 15, 2008 at 4:28 am
mazeway
Please, like Brent can be left in charge of such things. Whether or not we pronounce the country with its native accent has to do with our own language. We have no x=h in our language. But we do have an e=ay. Likewise, we do not say Barthelona but we do say London just like the natives.
April 15, 2008 at 6:22 am
Andi
I’ve been known to say Barthelona… but I’d also say that it is in Spain. I’m complicated that way.