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glossogordia = tongue-tied-in-knot. IMIU 
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IMIUAcronym for I Made It Up or phonetic spelling of an Australian ratite? 
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Thought about the latter, but alas, it stands for the former...
BTW, since we're on the subject - how would you pronounce cassowary?
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How do you pronounce cassowary? You could try Atomica's variety:
Translations for: cassowary
Deutsch (German):
Kasuar
Français (French):
casoar
Español (Spanish):
casuario
Italiano (Italian):
casuario
Português (Portuguese):
n. casuar (m)
Nederlands (Dutch):
kasuaris
Svensk (Swedish):
n. kasuar
Ελληνική (Greek):
n. (ορνιθ.) κασουάριο (μεγάλη στρουθοκάμηλος)
Русский (Russian):
казуар
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I see the Greek and Russian characters were accepted. In some other post I tried, they turned to rectangles, etc.
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glossogordia = tongue-tied-in-knot.IMIU (I made it up)
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Dear Shanks ... never been accused of that. After all I have kissed the Blarney Stone!
wow
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Dear shanks:Re "glossogordia": I have suffered from garrulous types with tongue hinged in middle and wagging at both ends, but, alas in no danger of getting tongue-tied. But if that calamity had befallen them, I would have been tempted to use Alexander the Great's solution.
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Love the term, Shanks!
It reminded me of something which occurred in a trial. Here's the transcript:
A. I lied to Kenneth and frankly, I lied to Kenneth and like Kenneth knows when I'm lying to him and vice versa. I know when --
Q. How does he know when you're lying?
A. I get tie tongue.
Q. Tongue tied?
A. Yes.
[The prosecutor later successfully argued that the witness lied to protect her boyfriend, the defendant.]
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wow has kissed the Blarney Stone!
but did it kiss back I wonder?
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wow has kissed the Blarney Stone!
but did it kiss back I wonder?Now that you mention it ... I did feel a kind of tickling sensation ... rather like kissing a man with a moustache.  wow
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<<Q. Tongue tied? A. Yes.>> Oh, My, Gawd!----Sparts! Stitches and back!  This is Binky, wishing you a pleasant from the rings of Saturn, signing off.
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