Group: alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove · Group Profile
Author: Mack A. DamiaMack A. Damia Date: Mar 2, 2008 14:25
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 21:17:40 +0000, totallydeadmailbox@ yahoo.co.uk (The
Older Gentleman) wrote:
>Mack A. Damia hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>
>> Forgot 'bout 'Po-Boys'. Southern U.S. origin, but we have them in
>> California in the supermarkets. Small hoagies.
>>
>> Krogers, Winn-Dixie in your neck of the woods?
>>
>> But if you go into a Greek restaurant/diner and ask for a "YHERO",
>> you'll get a mixture of lamb/beef in pita bread with onions, tomatoes
>> and sometimes lettuce. Served with a delicious yoghurt sauce.
>
>Aka a 'gyro' in Greece and other parts of Europe.
Pronounced as in "gyroscope?
You mean with a soft G?
That's Americanization.
The G sound in Greek is a YH sound in English.
There's the confusion with "HERO".
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