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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
Newsgroups: net.bizarre
Subject: Re: Naming streets
Message-ID: <664@utastro.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 12:34:21 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  5 12:34:21 1985
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> In <950@bunker.UUCP> Jim Crandell writes:
> > One of my favorite street names (found in North Austin) is
> > ``Cavileer''... 
> > -- 
> >    Jim Crandell, C. S. Dept., The University of Texas at Austin
> 
> I often wonder about the derivation of words like cavilier or maybe caviller.
> Perhaps the derivation is something infuriatingly prosaic like an accidental
> misspelling of 'cavalier' or something.  But I can't help wondering.
> --Evan Marcus
> -- 
In Austin, the lovely Spanish name "Guadalupe" is pronounced Gwad-a-loop.
Also, Manchaca (maan-haaka in Spanish) is rendered as Man-chack.  Don't
count on distortions needing exotic explanation.
-- 
Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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