Re: Re: UNICYCLE in various languages

Jack Halpern (jhalpern@super.win.or.jp)
Sat Aug 19 0:42 JST

Beirne Konarski wrote:
|> Thanks for doing the unicycle word list. When you feel it is ready, let me
|> know and I will replace my version in the FAQ with yours. Here are a few
|> opinions that you can take or leave.
|>
|> I'd leave out descriptive phrases like "funny thing". I would stick to
|> words that would fit in the statement "I ride a _______" and have someone

I'll *take* your opinion, and I'll add a more formal classification scheme
ro make the status of each term clear.
|>
|> I suspect that UNACICLETA, MONOCICLETA, MONOBICICLETA aren't real Spanish
|> words (I lived in the Dominican Republic during my formative riding years),
|> but my Spanish is not authoritative enough to refute them directly.

You're right. That was verified by some of the others, but they may slang
or substandard just like "unibike" etc in English. So if they are used,
even informally and by a limited number of people, I would like to know.
Can the people who posted the above terms please give me their sources?

Stay on top, Jack Halpern