Roundpoint...

capitan_centella says on Sep 14, 2007, 11:53:

Sorry you just cannot hear "roundpoint". . . you hear "ROMPOY" OR "ROMBOY". . . I don´t know where it comes from in english. But I certainly know that word (rompoy) was a word in spanish born in the middle-eighties, among taxi drivers and bus drivers, to call certain RETURN points in the cities (u-turns included or as bogtanian taxistas says "vamos a hacer la oreja monita") Especially bogotá. (Bogotá have the first roundabout, its the one in calle 100 with 15. They were a Korean´s war statue, where the railroads are now, and is one of the central points in bogotá).

"When you open your eyes, you turn around with the world, But it can change, if you only close it, and see a dream to yourself." Me.

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capitan_centella says on Sep 14, 2007, 11:54:

Yeap is lingo from roundpoint.

"When you open your eyes, you turn around with the world, But it can change, if you only close it, and see a dream to yourself." Me.

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bufalo says on Sep 14, 2007, 11:54:

It means "traffic circle" . Not a change in lingo from the US, colombians hear an english word and try to copy it, doing poorly.

"If you don't like it - lump it, take it down the road and dump it." - Archie Bunker played by Carroll O'Connor

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pedro says on Sep 14, 2007, 12:39:

Roundabout in French is rond-point.

que nota!

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nine inch nails says on Sep 14, 2007, 13:00:

Roundabouts (Traffic circles) are very much increasingly in use in the U.S. I work for a county Govt. in Public Works Engineering and we have used these with success in congested areas where we cannot easily obtain the property to put in traditional interchages. They work great and come in many different configurations.

Cheers to the British for developing them!

get down, get down. are you afraid of the boogie monster?

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ColombianoGringo says on Sep 14, 2007, 13:11:

I have been to Colombia a million times since I was born. I speak and read perfect Colombian Spanish. To boot, when not staying with family, I always stay at a hotel near the traffic circle on Avenida 100 and Kra 15. Yet in my whole life I had no idea that people were saying "ROUNDPOINT". I always thought they were saying "Rhomboid", which struck me as odd since traffic circles are not shaped anything like rhomboids. This is too damn funny.

It's actually pathetic how many mangled English words have worked their way into Colombian speech. When I was younger, it seemed that Colombian Spanish was more free of a lot of the garbled English words that permeate Puerto Rican, Chicano and other types of Spanish. It's sad that people can't take the time to use the correct words in Spanish. Aside from some technical words, most English words have a Spanish equivalent. I like English and Spanish and prefer them each free of the other as much as possible.

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static says on Sep 14, 2007, 14:05:

I love Roundabouts!

Well, most of them anyway. I am not thrilled with this one:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Swindon_Magic_Round...

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vicshere says on Sep 14, 2007, 16:19:

CG i hear a lot of colombians using the term "quickly quickly"

listo

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bufalo says on Sep 14, 2007, 16:43:

Yeah, the mangled English bugs me too, I thought they were saying "roundboy" at first.

What gets me is there are spanish words that exist for many of the mangled english words they use, even though they say there aren't.

Believe it or not, Spain, or Barcelona anyway, is worse in using English words in Spanish speech.

"If you don't like it - lump it, take it down the road and dump it." - Archie Bunker played by Carroll O'Connor

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miamimike says on Sep 14, 2007, 17:16:

The Cubans here in Miami are the worst, without a doubt!

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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billyb says on Sep 14, 2007, 18:41:

Jaja, you're so right Capitan, it's rompoy.

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thur says on Sep 15, 2007, 00:23:

I prefer the word "glorieta"...
Greetings,

- www.pbase.com/thur

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capitan_centella says on Sep 15, 2007, 00:44:

More mangled english. . .

WATCHSMEN = GUACHIMAN
QUICKLY, QUICKLY= RAPIDITO
DRIBERS IN=DRIVE THRU
PLANTIFER= PATHFINDER TRUCK
YÚNDAI= HYUNDAY (i´m not sure this is a english word, but its LOL. . . )
LOS CUYIGANS= THE HOOLIGANS FROM PASTO

Most of english names has strange variations, as for example: Wilfred=wilfrido=willity=Guilinton. . .

(I correct it. thanks des.)

"When you open your eyes, you turn around with the world, But it can change, if you only close it, and see a dream to yourself." Me.

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Sep 15, 2007, 03:58:

One tiny correction, Cp'n Cent

GUACHIMAN = (night) watchman

Cheers,
Desi

"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."-President George W. Bush

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elregaloperfecto.com says on Sep 15, 2007, 08:15:

i've always wondered where that word came from since i had never heard it in English...

thanks for clearing that up Pedro, here's the wikipedia definition http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rond-point

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Man Tequila says on Sep 15, 2007, 10:28:

Hyundai is a Korean word for "modernity", and as you know refers to the world's sixth largest car maker.

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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