Cubos, and other miss-spelled train words

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  December 2008
• From: Lander, WY
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lionelsoni

Need I mention "buss"?

And then there's mangled French:  "Walla" or "viola" for "voilà", "bucu" for "beaucoup", "foo pas" for "faux pas", and, more recently, "deaux" for "deux". 

 

Speaking of French, I've heard that 'forte'  (strong point) is supposed to be pronounced 'fort'.  Anyone else?

Charlie

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