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I think either pronunciation is acceptable, just as long as you don't change the "g" to a hard "c" sound, and I'm not talking about the second "g."
Despite being tempted, I will refrain from trying to make an obscene Twice-Told Tale using these pseudo homophones.
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>since I know very little of orthoepy (recently learned word which I'm not even sure how to pronounce)
orthoepy (the customary pronunciation of a language) has two accepted pronunciations (according to W3)
go figure..
[ blue] [ /blue ] (eliding the spaces...)
/o(r)' thu we pE/
/o(r) thO' uh pE/
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1. Stalking Seattle Slew
2. Persistently explain the obvious concerning the work force in the apiary
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Inspired by etaoin abovehey, I was inspiring!  I would agree with fawging, though one might argue for fah; as in "ahhh" like at the doctor.
formerly known as etaoin...
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Depressed Dvorak was spendthrift
Blue Czech blew cheque.
...I wanted to do something with "wanton Anton" but nobody bought it.
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"What the tense impaired grocer declared after the legume broths had been properly shelved"
Bean Stocks Be In Stacks!!
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Collins’s style permeates estate
Phil's manner fills manor.
(I got the first and third words, a co-worker got the second and fourth -- nothing like teamwork!)
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*Homemaker support hotline helps housewives vent: “One wife phoned and talked about her extreme distaste for the ring her husband leaves on his shirt from having a sweaty neck ” says founder.
now I'm grasping...
Disdained caller dissed stained collar?????
or
Distant caller disdained collar????
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Disdained caller dissed stained collar
I love this answer! I was going for "Caller discussed collar disgust", but I like yours better.
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Thanks; it was fun...
From the paper:
*Depressed Dvorak was spendthrift
Blue Czech blew check
*Collins’s style permeates estate
Phil's manner fills manor
*Blockheaded lover has an accident on a rural road
Dense dear dents deer
*Merchant recognized animal in the basement
seller knew cellar gnu
From me:
*Acme Egg Farm Shut Down -- Chickens wafted disgusting odor towards neighboring homes.
fowl sent foul scent
* Franchise founder Sanders puts bullets in corn silo exit-slides
colonel shoots kernel chutes
*Different groups of vulgar pursers, stewards, yeomen, etc. worked on that particular Carnival route throughout the season.
crude crews crewed cuise
* Bono’s group says of his pet sheep: she reminds us of a bunch of fungus/alga symbiotic dual-plants
U2 likens ewe to lichens
*Homemaker support hotline helps housewives vent: “One wife phoned and talked about her extreme distaste for the ring her husband leaves on his shirt from having a sweaty neck ” says founder.
caller discussed collar disgust
*Santa was late for the next house on his list because the weird appendages on Johnny’s pet crab really impressed him
odd claws awed Claus
* Ms. Wray’s namesakes were victorious in the first stage.
Fayes won phase one
*So as not to blemish his reputation as a great athlete, former Left Fielder Rice de-accentuated his “F” in phys-ed when he posted his freshman year report card on his “Meet the 1974-1989 Redsox” website.
Jim grayed gym grade
*(there are 2 in this one) Women Trampled at Free-range Zoo! The exclusive group of house cleaners took a picture (causing a certain sound .) What follows is as would be expected: a sound that was audible irritates group of buffalo , stampede ensues.)
maid clique made click -- a noise heard annoys herd
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