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Shouldn’t “good” and “food” rhyme?

And why is the “ee” pronounced differently in Poukeepsie than in Peekskill?

Who came up with this cockamamie language, anyway?


847 posted on 10/23/2014 9:50:37 AM PDT by ArGee (What are you reading this for? It's a tagline for Pete's sake!)
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Time flies like an arrow.

Fruit flies like a banana.


848 posted on 10/23/2014 9:51:21 AM PDT by ArGee (What are you reading this for? It's a tagline for Pete's sake!)
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” And why is the “ee” pronounced differently in Poukeepsie than in Peekskill?”

How the heck did you get a copy of my doctoral thesis ??


849 posted on 10/23/2014 9:58:59 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens. KILL THE BILL!)
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Poukeepsie... Peekskill

And why would you want to go to either??

864 posted on 10/23/2014 12:04:35 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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