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Monday 12 May 2008 : Tor-tee-yahs

I'm all for plain English and uncomplicated communication, but what's the world come to when you need to tell people how to pronounce the world 'tortillas' on a packet of tortillas?

Why, when we have instant access to more information than we could possible know what to do with, do we insist on diluting things down to the lowest common denominator?

It could be worse, I suppose. They could have avoided any pronunciation issues and just called them 'wraps' (pronounced raps) instead.

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Very colourful (kuller-full)

~ shy

'Why..do we insist on diluting things down to the lowest common denominator?' and to maker even simpler we insist in taking pictures just in case you didn't understand that complicated writing stuff.

~ G

I think its for dumb Americans, who can't remember that Mexico used to own half our country. I used to live not far from the factory in El Paso that makes them: did these travel all the way there from El Paso? Its interesting, because they don't even sell this brand here (in San Antonio) anymore.....but I still think its because of the dumb Americans. We are not a complex people.

I do like how the Spaniards just "discovered them" though, I guess lying at the top of the pass in a crystal tortilla warmer lit from on high. No indigenous cultures were raped in the process!

Sorry to get so political...you make a good point!

~ RogersDay

"Made in EU for General Mills International Sarl, Switzerland."

Doesn't seem to be a great deal of Spanish or Mexican influence there, Roger.

~ Joe

We call them tortillas (pronounced tor-till-as) here!

~ Chaos

Dio Mio, SWISS TORTILLAS? Now, I have heard it all.

~ RogersDay

Great colour!

I've read this before on the packet and had a chuckle! It's as bad as on the side of peanuts it saying 'may contain traces of nuts!!!'

~ Tinks

I know. It's tor-tee-yah-log-ically insane.

~ mooncoin

Here in NZ it's hard to find mexican food. I went to a little "mexican" restaurant up on the north shore, and the girl who served us didn't know how to pronounce anything on the menu (wouldn't that be part of her training?). We had to politely tell her as we were leaving how to pronounce tortilla because we were so embarrased for her after listening to her take orders from the table next to us. So, I guess, in some cases that pronunciation guide would be useful.

~ benek

What!!! You mean they aren't spelled phonetically? ;-)

Benek, you mean the Stone Oven isn't still the best eaterie on the north shore? We had many a lunch in there and found out that it was one of Temuera Morrison's favourite places to hang out.

~ richie_rollover

Monday 12 May 2008 : Tor-tee-yahs

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