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Man-go, Men-go, or Mon-go?

On 12/30/97 5:11 AM Barry Garcia wrote:

>When i hear the word Mango i always laugh at the way its
>said. It should be Man-go not Meng-o as it is usually heard pronounced.

Here in the Caribbean and also in India, where the mango is the apple of 
everyone's eye, the laugh would be on both - save the locals are much too 
polite to notice or remark - as the pronunciation of the first syllable 
of mango is exactly as the first syllable of Monterey or of manana which 
latter, of course, should have a tilde over the first 'n' but which 
diacritical mark most non-Spanish mailreaders mangle. 

Warm regards and Happy New Year to All,

William Glover







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William Glover
Mango Corners, Jones Estate
NEVIS, West Indies

wmglover@caribsurf.com
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