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- Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:02 am
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: How do YOU say "sauna"?
- Replies: 36
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Saunas & Sisu
Ah, sisu! Maybe that's what keeps the sauna discussion going, too. Our family didn't maintain the birch sprig traditions, but my grandparents always kept large sea sponges on hand for good back scrubbing. Of course that requires having a partner sitting next to you on "ta pench."
- Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:22 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: How do YOU say "sauna"?
- Replies: 36
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Mawmawsandy, you open your mouth in wisdom and the teaching of kindness is on your tongue. Thank you. Now if you would, please pass the linguistic biscuits and explain to me the origins of the seductive and multi-flavored Southern Drawl. Someone once told me it began with the original British coloni...
- Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:28 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: How do YOU say "sauna"?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 100166
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: How do YOU say "sauna"?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 100166
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:03 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: How do YOU say "sauna"?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 100166
- Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:34 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: How do YOU say "sauna"?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 100166
While the American Heritage Dictionary gives the flattened Mid-western pronunciation, the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary gives two versions, one "flat", the other a bit more like the authentic Finn.
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/sauna
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- Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:03 am
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: How do YOU say "sauna"?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 100166
- Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:40 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: How do YOU say "sauna"?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 100166
Saying "sauna"
Yes, the word is mispronounced across most of the US, except in places where people speak Finnish (actually, they're just leaving out the middle syllable --the long u sound. Now you can teach others to say it correctly, too!
- Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:36 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: How do YOU say "sauna"?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 100166
- Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:57 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: How do YOU say "sauna"?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 100166
How do YOU say "sauna"?
How many of you true Finns out there wince when you hear people mispronounce "sauna"?