Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 15:39:39 PDT

From: Duane Campbell dcamp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]EPIX.NET

Subject: Re: "Ami" (was: Kimmelweck)



--- On Wed, 4 Sep 1996 15:20:47 -0500 Mark Mandel Mark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DRAGONSYS.COM w=

rote:



BTW, where do you get "Ami" for "American"? That's a new one on me.

& how do you pronounce it?



It's German slang, though it might also occur in other languages. Pronoun=

ced=20

AH-mee. In Germany the word seldom stands alone, but is most often seen a=

s=20

part of the phrase "bl=FCte Ami".







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