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[Dannyalcatraz]

Best ABC song?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Best ABC song?

It should have been this song, but King Crimson didn’t complete their homework:

 

[Staffan]

Best ABC song? (At least used to be on heavy rotation on KPL on Sirius-XM)

 

[Staffan]

As for silent letters, my favorite has- for many years- been the city of Natchitoches, LA. (Pronounced Na Chi Tosh.)

A close second:

 

[Ryujin]

 

[RealAlHazred]

I was only half joking

The other half was also a joke. But that doesn't mean it isn't true! Many a truth is said in jest!

 

[Ryujin]

The other half was also a joke. But that doesn't mean it isn't true! Many a truth is said in jest!

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."

 

[Umbran]

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."

I've heard this as, "...gone through their pockets for spare grammar." but much the same sentiment.

 

[prabe]

I've heard this as, "...gone through their pockets for spare grammar." but much the same sentiment.

That's the phrasing I have on a T-shirt ...

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Silent letters? Shaddup. Now let's go get some Dunkies in Worcester. Or Scituate. or Gloucester. Or Leominster. What? You're from Athol, aren't ya.