Re: [OT?] Seeking for sample words in Yi, Cree, Lao, Sinhala, Tam i

John Cowan wrote:

> > Elvis's famous song ("Tutti-frutti... Honnolulu...").
>
> "Honolulu"??
>
> He's saying "all rooty", a distorted form of "all right" to force
> the rhyme. The l's aren't realized, as is often the case.

No!!! I can't believe I have to change my perception of Elvis' lyrics after
42 years of life!

I think I'll retire myself in a Tibetan monastery. Guess I should star
practicing my "Om mani padme hum" (hoping these are the correct lyrics!).

--
Marco