At 09:42 AM 4/9/02 -0500, Joyce, Thomas F. wrote: >This useful term originated in French, where it sounds something like "clah-poh-tee." It is not yet in English dictionaries, but is making its way into English, and I have only read it, not heard it said. How do YOU say it? Clap-it-wa -- but I'm not sure if that's how it's prounounced, either. That's my version of what I got from a couple Francophone Canadian kayakers around a campfire one night, but I have an absolutely dead ear for languages so could have easily screwed it up. -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 09 2002 - 08:04:33 PDT
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