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Old 12-23-2018, 09:00 PM   #9
stuartjmz
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Originally Posted by AnotherCat View Post
The Mandarin for tea anglicized as Char (or Cha, Chah) is in very common use in New Zealand and Australia (and the UK too, I think, BookCat???). I have never heard it used in the USA???
"Char" in Panjabi is "four", "Chah" is "tea" - VERY good pronunciation practice for those like me whose L1 is extremely non-rhotic. Get them muddled and one could end drinking A LOT of tea!
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