On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:24:42 -0000, Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>On 2005-10-07, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[...]
>>
>> "Some village in Texas are missing their idiot"
>
>At least that one is consistent, though it sounds "wrong" to US
>ears.
The Germans have a word for it (sounds "wrong"): Sprachgefuhl,
literally a feeling for the language.
[...]
>
>Don't get me started on _that_ one. I found it particularly
>horrifying that Jimmy Carter pronounced it "nucular" -- he had
>studied nuclear engineering at the naval acadamy, and should at
>least be able pronounce the word.
"I was talking to my daughter, Amy, last night..."
Regards,
-=Dave
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