Fishy Business
MY wife corrected my poor pronunciation of the Portuguese word 'peixaria' ('fishmonger'), although I have since become concerned about the etymological connotations. My version sounded like 'pesh-SHA-ree-ah,' but much to my horror I was reliably informed that it should be pronounced 'pesh-sha-REE-ah'.
My befuddled mind is now awash with lurid images of aquatic fanatics, possibly former friends of the sardines that I ruthlessly consumed last night, forcing me to live under some kind of religious dictatorship in which I become subject to the Law of the Ji-HADDOCK, must undergo annual visits to MECCA-rel and have to memorise the COD-ran. I could go on, but there are few who will appreciate the real PORPOISE behind it all.