In article >,
LewZephyr > wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:08:47 GMT, I needed a babel fish to understand
> LewZephyr > :
>
> >On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:10:50 +0100, I needed a babel fish to
> >understand peter > :
> >
> >>Kent a écrit :
> >>
> >>> pho[pronounced 'pha', or 'pha ga', the latter for chicken].
> >>
> >>Sorry to correct your pronounciation. After conferring with my
> >>vietnamese friends, it seems that you pronounce the "o" in pho like the
> >>"u", only much shorter, in "burn".
> >>But then, it all depends in what country you are
> >>...
> >>Peter
> >
> >Interesting, I have heard it pronounced Pho with a solid O like in
> >"over". as well as phuh like the first part of "fun" as well as
> >the pha. All of these ways to pronounce have been given to me by
> >vietnamise. The most common has been the phuh like in fun.
>
> Oh this reminds me... the friend that turned me on to Pho, had a sorta
> joke plan to start his own pho resturant.
>
> The resturant was gunna be called Pho Q (remember pho pronounced as
> fu as in fun)
> with various bowls...
>
> for kids the pho cup
> for adults the pho king
>
> I still smile when I hear it.
> ----------------------------------------

That's just bad...
and I love it! ;-D
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