Re: News release on Kaiwhekea, new New Zealand plesiosaur (joke)

[Danvarner@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/7/02 5:23:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dannj@alphalink.com.au writes:


<< Oh, great! Now they're letting people use Maori names. I propose we ban
people from naming things using Maori, Russian or Chinese words (or
anything that results in a sprained tongue). >>

       Lakota can be a bit trying also (the primate, Ekgmowechashala), but 
very easy on the ears when spoken. The problem with Maori is there seems to 
be no correlation between spelling and sound. That I do not understand. That 
makes Ben Creisler all the more valuable. He does us a terrific service. 
Thanks, Ben! DV