re: #316 wrenchwench

I once called a supplier and asked for my rep, Mr. Vigil, which I pronounced Vee HEEL, as is common in NM. They didn’t know who I wanted until I added his first name and pronounced the second one as vijil, which must be how he said it.

here is another Random Language Note, that i picked up from the unfrozen siberian girlfriend:

under no circumstances ask anybody if they have seen Julia while using the spanish pronunciation “hooleeya” since in russian you have just been astonishingly obscene and we will have to beat you up now or at least throw you out of the restaurant

edit: that is to say, never use this pronunciation while sojourning in russia