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Watching a travel show on PBS--the narrator refered to an Oh bless k-- which i figured out was what i would call an obble isk M-W 10th make that a b(with a schaw) lisk-- and I'd accept that.
It was an american narrator.. so i am wondering-- What would you call "cleopatria's needle*" or "Nelson's pillar"?
(besides calling it a phallic symbol)--
*an ancient egyptian obelisk was "donated" to NY-- and dubbed Cleopatria's Needle. Since the ability to translate hierglyphics, it known the obelish has nothing to do with Cleopatria-- but the name stuck.
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I'd say that most Americans who don't know what an obelisk is call them "miniature Washington Monuments".
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At first, I thought that you meant Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square (which I'd call a column), I'd forgotten about Nelson's Pillar in Dublin.
I thought you might like this news story:
Man detained in connection with bombing of Nelson's Pillar
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Gardaí have detained a man for questioning in relation to the bombing of Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street in Dublin in 1966. The man, who is from Walkinstown, is being held under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State act. He is being questioned at Store Street garda station and can be held for up to 24 hours.
And the date of the story?
Thursday, September 21 2000 - Someone took the post headed "Slow down", very seriously.
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btw, what's hard about the pronunciation of the '-isk',
it's like *asterisk* all over again
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Enter http://dictionary.msn.com/find/entry.asp?refid=1861726001 Use search and then you may choose to hear the pronunciation they suggest! From Greek obeliskos they say, etc. Hope this address works for you.
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Doesn't that sound ridiculous, if you repeat it a few times?!!
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