Re: [GZG] GZG official news - we've moved premises!

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http://mail.csua.berkeley.edu:8080/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lOn Tue, Jun 15,
2010 at 11:22 AM, <emu2020@comcast.net> wrote:

> I wouldn't say it's common in North America.
>
It's common *enough* that South Park didn't feel the need to explain. I
don't hear it in common parlance, though. :-)

> Go down south and ask for a Coke and they will ask you what kind you
want
> and not just diet - 7-Up, Dr Pepper, Mountain Dew, etc. Not even the
sub
> sandwich is called the same thing across the states.
>
This just barely touches that iceberg. I have raging "discussions" about
this with my 11 year old stepson. He rolls his eyes and argues
vehemently
over the pronunciation of the word "puma" (is it "P-YOO-ma" or is it
"POO-ma"?).

Heck, I didn't even know it was okay to spell "pyjamas" in the U.S. with
an
"a" instead of a "y"!

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