[BITList] new word?

[CT's]

ok.........................................

is it pronounced "sprewik" or "sprook" or none of the above?

ct

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From: "John Feltham" <wulguru.wantok at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 5:06 AM
To: <bitlist at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com>
Subject: Re: [BITList] new word?

> G'day Colin,
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> On 29/11/2009, at 1:55 AM, CT's wrote:
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>> anyone heard of SPRUIK?
>> World leaders spruik climate deal chances
>
> Its a good Aussie word that is still in use today. I think that it comes 
> from either Afrikaans or Dutch.
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> Usually house agents at auctions "spruik" as do people selling things 
> after giving a demo of their wares at markets.
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> ooroo
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> Bad typists of the word, untie.
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