atw: all I want for Xmas <tachometer>


Si Senior, está muy muy bieno !
Car accessories are going on my Xmas list...hi hi
MNMary


On 2/21/2007 3:13:29 AM, austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Si!  mucho mucho correcto!
>
> And the guy who puts the meat in the taco.....
>
> He is the Tachometer
>
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> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MHT
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 6:25 PM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: a taco by any other name...
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>
> My ex-OZ BF did indeed pronoun taco as "tack-o", (taking his Melbourne
> accent into account), however, you are barking up the wrong tree per the
> Mexican pronunciation. Our Mexican neighbors (both across town and across > the border), pronoun it "tah-ko", as do we here in the states. There is a > slight variation in the annunciation of the "T", with the Mexicans using a > softer, muted "T" sound (minor variation in the placement of the tongue). 
> The natural USofA predisposition sans the Mexican influence would be to
> pronounce taco as "tay-ko" (as in "way", "day", "may" and "say"). However, 
> those proper east coast sorts with a bit of lingering pom ancestry might
> well lean towards "tack-o", were it not for the Mexican influence.
> Regards,
> MNMary
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