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Posted By: Faldage A gold mine! - 12/17/11 12:58 PM
Hear zillions of words pronounced by native (and some not so native) speakers.

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Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: A gold mine! - 12/18/11 12:22 AM
neat!
Posted By: Jackie Re: A gold mine! - 12/18/11 03:27 AM
Anything that gets Faldage that excited is worth checking out.
Posted By: BranShea Re: A gold mine! - 12/18/11 08:50 PM
Of course, but.. zillions?
Posted By: Faldage Re: A gold mine! - 12/18/11 10:20 PM
Well, close enough.
Posted By: Tromboniator Re: A gold mine! - 12/19/11 03:35 AM
Originally Posted By: Faldage
Well, close enough.


Yes: "zillions" is as numerically accurate as "many," but more hyperbolic and vernacular.
Posted By: Jackie Re: A gold mine! - 12/19/11 04:06 AM
Gosh--how many words are there, everywhere? [ducking behind cover e]
Posted By: olly Re: A gold mine! - 12/19/11 11:48 PM
Gazillions of the little critters
Posted By: Faldage Re: A gold mine! - 12/20/11 12:14 AM
And they keep multiplying despite the efforts of some people to squash them in the bud.
Posted By: Candy Re: A gold mine! - 12/20/11 01:40 AM
A gold mine indeed, Faldage. I'll dig around some more later.
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