[TAG] English->American dictionary

[Mike Orr]

Kat Tanaka wrote:

>On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 10:14:33PM -0700, Mike Orr wrote:
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>>Doner.  My mom used to make shish kebabs on a skewer, sans pita.  Yum!  
>>A vertical lamb on a spit is a vertical lamb on a spit, not a doner or a 
>>gyro.  Although you might call it "gyro meat".  Now, what's the 
>>difference between these and a shaverma?  (Note: gyro is supposed to be 
>>gyros (singular), although nobody except Greeks pronounce it that way.)
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>Doner/gyros/shawerma-shwarma-shwerma-etc.:
>No difference that I have detected other than the national/linguistic origin of the cook/vendor. (Turk/Greek/Arab)
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Like Greek coffee vs Turkish coffee vs Arabic coffee.