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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread smorgasbord #85727 11/05/2002 2:51 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 If you are going to show off by using a foreign word, why not go all the way and get the sound right? The word is smögasbord. It sounds like smergasbord. I found a Swedish pronunication site that said "ö" sounds like "i" in "bird". Last time I had smörgasbord was at Ola's in Boston. I hoped to impress a pretty girl by taking her there. She much later gave me the mitten, alas. But it wasn't because she didn't like the smörgasbord. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: smorgasbord #85728 11/05/2002 3:15 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Thanks, wwh, for the Swedish pronunciation. It reminds me of learning that Thoreau hadn't pronounced his name "Thuh-ROH" the way most people pronounce it today, but, instead, "THAIR-roh." What exactly does "giving the mitten" mean? It's not as harsh as a slap in the face, I hope. Could it be a gentle, cushioned slap? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,396 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 16 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,217 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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