tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post4290445036922558222..comments2024-03-27T21:54:06.467-07:00Comments on Wordlady: Drinking a cyclistKatherine Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-85805506562054868002015-08-24T05:05:39.710-07:002015-08-24T05:05:39.710-07:00good to know for my next trip to Switzerland! Is t...good to know for my next trip to Switzerland! Is the e-acute missing in the pronunciation as well as the spelling?Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-22228877701410134142015-08-24T04:55:03.549-07:002015-08-24T04:55:03.549-07:00In Switzerland, the drink is known as "Stange...In Switzerland, the drink is known as "Stange panache" (served in a bar, in a beer glass) or just "Panache" (from the store), the anticipated e-acute gone with the alcohol...Nick Lobachevskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791432584189580153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-69091086758461036322015-08-23T17:13:33.124-07:002015-08-23T17:13:33.124-07:00Now that you mention it, I remember both the name...Now that you mention it, I remember both the name and the phenomenon. But Alsterwasser tastes much better!Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-25071852688821503052015-08-23T12:25:33.137-07:002015-08-23T12:25:33.137-07:00Alsterwasser reminds me of “swamp water.” This is ...<i>Alsterwasser</i> reminds me of “swamp water.” This is the flavour you are drinking if you mix all the flavours from the self-serve soft-drink fountain. (At least it was, in Winnipeg in the late seventies.)Michael Zajachttp://zajac.ca/noreply@blogger.com