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Thread #11584   Message #86923
Posted By: Bert
15-Jun-99 - 03:47 PM
Thread Name: onomatopoeias: your favorites in all language
Subject: RE: onomatopoeias: your favorites in all language
When I was in Iran they used to sell barbecued 'Donbalon' which are sheep's balls. I said to my boss that it was onomatopoeic because sheep don't wear Y fronts (I could imagine these sheep walking around makind the noise 'donbalon-balon-balon'). But by the time I had explained onomatopoeia the point was lost.

Bert. (Sorry)