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My first thought was to pronounce it like onion but with a long A at the beginning: ayn-yun. The spelling is confusing.
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Nosebled d > s BONELESS
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+ t INOCULTATE - a western member of an eastern cult who meditates while drinking latte and misses his train.
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Originally Posted By: Lionel KohOriginally Posted By: FaldageI think that, although the two sentences are technically OK, they are a little clunky. Thanks, Faldage. I agree. That's why I would like to know how to phrase them correctly. if I might
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cat's pajamas?? had to look that one up: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cat%27s_pajamas sort of like the eel's ankle.
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Any would be OK, but the cool ones do not imply that the temperature is becoming lower over time. That would be the meaning of the cooling ones.
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Leave it out and you're suggesting that you have more than one mother, not an impossibility these days. Put it in and you're ambiguous as to whether your mother's name is Susie or you are introducing your mother to Susie. The latter possibility wou
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Words with unusual etymologies
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