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Vine and Branch By Denny Mac's avatar

My first of your stories read. You drew me all the way in. Question, what is Turkish delight? Caterpillar of people! Made me stop and reflect on the mental image. Ustiiiinahhh! I heard it as Tony sang Maria’s name in West Side Story at 0.25 of this clip

https://youtu.be/DyofWTw0bqY?si=X8XBYdYYLhomHvGk

Made me think of how the endless possible differences of pitch in calling someone’s name can convey endless possible differences of intended meanings. Thank you!

Alexandra Danila's avatar

Turkish delight is a Turkish dessert. It's like jello, but made of mostly sugar and starch to help it hold shape. It comes in a variety of colours and flavours. The simpler ones are green, red and yellow and are usually used as extra ingredients in other cakes and cookies. Do a google search and you'll see how it looks like. I'm glad the story resonated with you and that the pronounciation detail landed well. Thank you for your comment.