To: Puppage
"Meem" for mime and "crassantt" for croissant set my teeth on edge, I guess because I learned the French pronunciation first. I'm trying to adjust, but it's such a stretch.
70 posted on
03/15/2015 6:28:07 AM PDT by
Savage Beast
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To: Savage Beast
I hear ha. My mom, God rest her soul, was a grammar nazi. She would correct us incessantly when we were growing up. My brothers and I used to hate it. When we were older, we talked about how thankful we were that she did that.
110 posted on
03/15/2015 7:46:49 AM PDT by
Puppage
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