CONtract/conTRACT

[Dennis R. Preston]

Uhm, the context I meant was the blues song; sorry for obscurity.

dInIs

>Hm, depends on the context.  How about this:
>
>Betty said to duPRAY, "trow me up de stairs a cooKIE, eh?"
>
>Well, maybe the scansion doesn't work there, either -- seems
>kinda Pindaric.  But we northerners, ya know, we all speak Greek.
>;-)
>
>Joanne

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