I think having a word that sounds similar is an asset, not a liability. I have used look-see quite successfully. In years, few will know that a "look-see" used to be called as a G... I have also used Walk 'round with no problem.
My initial attempt was Hipsy, but Linda Leslie quickly, and prudently discouraged such usage. Rich On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 4:25 PM, Martha Wild via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I don’t see that if you substitute a term that ends with a long e it > should be nixed just for that reason. OK, maybe kipsy might be considered > just a euphemism. But "Look-see", as described by Susan Michaels, has the > virtue of involving the fact that you are looking at the other person, and > seeing them. Why shouldn’t we choose a term that’s easier to substitute and > remember to use like “Look-see” instead of the bland, cold, bulky, > impossible to shorten, “right shoulder round” (or left shoulder round). > Martha > > > On Mar 14, 2018, at 1:11 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I appreciate the point that several have made that a term that sounds > just like gypsy isn't a reasonable substitute. Fair enough. The search > continues... > > > > Kalia in Sebastopol > > _______________________________________________ > > List Name: Callers mailing list > > List Address: [email protected] > > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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