Re: [NTLK] Holidays Redux

From: Grant Hutchinson (grant_at_splorp.com)
Date: Tue Jan 03 2006 - 18:53:36 PST


In a previous message, Sonny Hung typed vigorously:

>> Suh-wanky
>
> Hey, are you sure this is the correct spelling for the word?
> are you spelling Phonetically?

I'm spelling it with a bit of 'lounge' pronounciation.

Sort of like pronouncing 'love' as 'lurve'.

You get the idea.

>I recall the word as being spelled 'swanky' - adjective expensive;
>smart; luxurious.

Bingo.

g.

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