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06-02-2004, 06:35 AM
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flame wars
okay will watch for flame wars.
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06-02-2004, 06:42 AM
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yeah, vowls of hell.....you know ... like E??
jeez...when you have to explain it, it just ain't funny...
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As I was going up the stairs, I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today. I wish I wish he'd go away.... - Identity
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06-02-2004, 06:48 AM
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My Vowels Shifted
Main Entry: vow·el
Pronunciation: 'vau(-&)l Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French vouel, from Latin vocalis —more at VOCALIC Date: 14th century 1 : one of a class of speech sounds in the articulation of which the oral part of the breath channel is not blocked and is not constricted enough to cause audible friction; broadly : the one most prominent sound in a syllable 2 : a letter or other symbol representing a vowel — usually used in English of a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y Main Entry: great vowel shift Function: noun Usage: often cap G&V&S Date: 1909 : a change in pronunciation of the long vowels of Middle English that began in the 15th century and continued into the 16th century in which the high vowels were diphthongized and the other vowels were raised
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