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wofahulicodoc #220256 02/16/15 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc
"Meddlesome" priest was the way I heard it, but it changes nothing.

"Turbulent" is the most common version, according to Wikipedia.

Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc
I tend to pronounce "several" with only two syllables, which would make Line 5 a beat short.

The dictionaries generally seem to prefer the three-syllable pronunciation. I think of it as a three-syllable word (even if I don't enunciate the second syllable clearly!).

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Dactylic rhythm is wherever you find it ! wofahulicodoc 06/05/14 02:42 AM

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Where does a tetradactyl fit into that schema? wofahulicodoc 06/04/14 06:34 PM

Here, at the lab. Tromboniator 06/04/14 10:14 PM

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Anu has thrown the gantlet wofahulicodoc 10/28/14 01:21 AM

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neatly done, but... wofahulicodoc 02/15/15 11:24 PM

Re: neatly done, but... A C Bowden 02/16/15 12:47 AM

Re: neatly done, but... wofahulicodoc 02/16/15 01:59 AM

Re: neatly done, but... A C Bowden 02/16/15 02:35 AM

neatly done, no buts about it wofahulicodoc 02/16/15 03:27 PM

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autological one-sentence poem wofahulicodoc 04/06/15 04:49 PM

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On an related note wofahulicodoc 02/07/18 04:24 PM

Re: Double Dactyl LukeJavan8 10/12/18 03:13 PM

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