tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517026050826991911.post6538578255428281983..comments2022-04-10T02:15:50.791-07:00Comments on New Greek: kourkouti vs. kourkoutasNew Greekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246334665044621889noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517026050826991911.post-50155406998190697332012-09-19T21:38:00.726-07:002012-09-19T21:38:00.726-07:00Oh, one of the promises (premises?) of my blog, on...Oh, one of the promises (premises?) of my blog, one that I keep forgetting, is to note the context in which I learn each word. I learned kourkoutas a long time ago just from living in Cyprus--my father poitned out the difference between a kourkoutas and a regular lizard. On the other hand, I learned kourkouti backwards, when Christopher Bakken asked me how to say batter and I didn't know--for an entire year--until I asked Erika Voelzer and she gave me two words, kourkouti and chylos.New Greekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246334665044621889noreply@blogger.com