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| (...) Sorry... I just moved from Israel, but still, I can't believe I spelled beautiful wrong... Back to English lessons I go... Shiri :-) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| In a recent purchase of underwear (briefs), there was included in the package a customer information request form. Being that I had never been requested to participate in a survey about underwear, I thought I'd read what possible questions about (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Yes, but remember that it caused cancer in laboratory senators. -Tom McD. radiotitan.8m.com when replying, this year, give the gift of Spamcake. (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) vital (...) to (...) USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA!!!!!!!! Hmmmm...I think you guys will run out well before us, with the amount I times I hear *that* chanted at every NFL, NBA, Baseball, Olympic Games, Presidential Election, High (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | ghoti (was Re: Got my Battle Droid!!)
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| (...) <anecdote> When (way back when) I took my first IB english course, the teacher did something really neat on day 1. He walked in, introduced himself, and put 4 different ways to spell fish on the board (one of which was ghoti, one was composed (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) "gh" as in "rough" "o" as in "women" "ti" as in "motion" JG (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I remember the first speach synthesiser program I ever played with. It was for an Apple II, and must have been programed to recognize this construction and pronounce it "fish". (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I read that one in Anguished English, but I can't remember who originally coined it. It wasn't George Bernard Shaw, by any chance, was it? Dave! (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Thanks not not half of it, Selçuk, According to english spelling rules it is possible to spell "fish" as "ghoti" see if you can figure that one out! :) --Karim (Kah-reem) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Well, it's because we have taken so many words *from* other contries (sic). I believe France deserves the abuse for the word "technique" ;-) -John (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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