On 12/18/2017 10:53 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "Casa del Sol naciente"Â* wrote in message
> news >
> On 12/18/2017 8:28 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Monday, December 18, 2017 at 4:53:08 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>>> "U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Out here hardly anyone wears slacks.Â* It's work jeans, regular jeans
>>>> and dress-up jeans.
>>>
>>> About the same for me here. White painting clothes for work.
>>> Jeans and decent shirts for home and store. I even have old and
>>> new jeans....old for just around the house, then switch to newer
>>> jeans to shop or go to the doctor, dentist, etc. Whatever.
>>>
>>> I would like to buy a couple of pairs of ...(the popular tan
>>> pants...akaÂ* cackie LOL! I don't know how to spell that and the
>>> darn spell checker isn't helping either). Y'all know what I mean
>>> though.
>>>
>>> BTW, just how the hell DO you spell that anyway? All it takes is
>>> one proper answer then I'll know. I could use a bit of education
>>> here.Â*
>>
>> "Khaki"
>>
>
> Now the prounciation...
>
> Kah-key?
>
> Or Kacki?
>
> ==
>
> Kah-key
>

OK, I agree with you.

But most Americans say it the other way.

Or even both!