On 7/21/2021 7:18 AM, Jerry Friedman wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 12:57:20 AM UTC-6, occam wrote:
>> On 21/07/2021 00:07, Jerry Friedman wrote:
>> > On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 2:08:05 PM UTC-6, Lewis wrote:
>> >> In message <
f151ad7a-cd5f-4b7a...@googlegroups.com> Mark Bryant <
checker...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> On Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 11:05:34 AM UTC-5, MC wrote:
>> >>>> The cop interviewed in this clip says "sireen" - I don't recall hearing
>> >>>> it before. Is it a regionalism? (The clip is from Boston MA)
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
http://snipurl.com/22muzpp [www_theglobeandmail_com]
>> >
>> >>> My mom always said "sireen". She lived all her life in rural West
>> >>> Texas, but I've never heard anyone else say that.
>> >
>> >> I have certainly heard it, infrequently. I don't know what region it may
>> >> be associated with.
>> >
>> > I don't either, but I associate it with "jagwire", not necessarily for any
>> > good reason.
>
>> Is "jagwire" referring to the British car?
>
> Yes, or the Neotropical big cat.
I've never heard anyone say jagwire. I say JAG-wahr, and I think that in
SIGH-reen? Either way, I've never heard it. SIGH-rin is the only