From: Harvey Newstrom (harv@gate.net)
Date: Tue Mar 10 1998 - 20:33:25 MST
At 8:48pm -0500 3/10/98, Michael Lorrey wrote:
> I don't
>understand, though, why Germans would use a capital B with a tail as a
>replacement
>for the 'ss' in -strasse ??? Is it a different pronouncement?
One of my friends visiting from Germany happened to spy a bottle of "Mr.
PiBB". He said, "Oh, Gross! Who would drink something called 'Mr. Piss'?"
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