| Re: Customer had a problem with our service
In article <_g1Ah.2407$g82.1805@trndny09>,
Stephen Harding <smharding16@msn.com> writes:
> Fifteen years ago, buying my Trek 520 at the LBS, the owner (whom
> I grew to really detest), kept referring to the bike panniers as
> "panneeyeas" a la French pronunciation.
>
> Now I can't tell you if the French (who put their stamp on bicycle
> touring as no other nationality has) pronounce "bike bags" in that
> manner or not, but in the USA, I've always heard them referred to
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> as "panneeyers".
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That's how I say it, too.
It seems many believe the word is etymologically related
to the French "pain" (bread,) and it's just a fancy way
of saying "bread basket."
But I consider it may be more related to the Greek "pan"
(all,) as in "carry-all." Maybe the 'ier' on the end
just makes it look like a French word.
cheers,
Tom
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