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#130490 07/16/2004 3:42 AM
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On the radio news, I heard that "Martha Stewart will hear her 'sedence' tomorrow. Why do people have such trouble with that word?


#130491 07/16/2004 3:47 AM
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mebbe they had a code in their node...

I'm sure that Labial Plosive and the Fricatives will have some real information for you...



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#130492 07/16/2004 12:28 PM
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Maybe because they're not polyglots?


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#130493 08/07/2004 4:55 AM
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Have you noticed that even weathermen say "tempature" for temperature--and if you hear the word "mee-ur" in a news item or commercial, it probably means mirror.


#130494 08/07/2004 1:09 PM
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sedence

Maybe the announcer had a cold.


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Welcome to the chopped liver club, eta

I'm sorry about the whole can o' peas, eta. I was in chat mode, not in pay attention and be serious about words mode. Imagine my embarassment if only I weren't an AI?

sedence

I guess it could mean she'll be sitting this one out.


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sitting this one out

Best explanation I've heard all day.


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no prob. I love paté.



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Yeah, but your goose was cooked, not stuffed. If you know what I mean.


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Did I get it?
paté ...
can o' peas ...
canapés?


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The one that drives my mom wild is taking a "picher".



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