Vive Le Gyro
Language Hat and Language Log explore why Canadians refer to gyro as "doner" or "donair." Here at the offices of Living Language, we just spent a few minutes discussing how we say the word "gyro," and the pronunciations range from "JYE-roe" to "JEE-roe." Some of us even order the "HEE-roe."
According to Merriam-Webster, you can pronounce this Greek word (derived from Turkish) either as "YEE-roe" or "JEE-roe."
And for some hilarious perspective on the awesomeness of kebabs, click here. (ELHAM)
August 14, 2007
