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To: PeteePie

Oh boy...pet peeves:

The electrical bolts that come from the sky...they are spelled “lightning” not “lightening”.

The word “height” does not end with a “th” sound.

There is no “k” sound in the word “ancient”.

There is no “k” sound in the word “etcetera”.

Sherbet is not pronounced “Sherbert”

“Told” is not pronounced, “Toad”

There is no “d” in the word, “refrigerator”.


33 posted on 09/08/2014 7:00:57 AM PDT by Drawsing (Fools show their annoyance at once, the prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 12:16)
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To: Drawsing

You will find neither an “x” nor a “t” in “ask.”

There is no “r” sound in the word “question.”


40 posted on 09/08/2014 7:06:29 AM PDT by .45 Long Colt
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To: Drawsing

****There is no “d” in the word, “refrigerator”.****

If the English put a ‘d’ in it - then I shall defer to the English linguists who live in England and speak/write their language for which they do not charge ‘foreigners’ or plagiarists any user fees;)


53 posted on 09/08/2014 7:15:59 AM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers.)
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To: Drawsing

And “hamster” does not have a “p” in it.


67 posted on 09/08/2014 7:24:46 AM PDT by Nea Wood (When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination.-Sowell)
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