"It's [still] alive!"

[Wilson Gray]

On Dec 11, 2004, at 5:10 AM, Dennis R. Preston wrote:

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> Musta been me readin it.
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> dInIs

it's good to know that we're not alone, dInIs!

-Wilson

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>> I've just heard a voice-over in which "exquisite" was actually
>> pronounced with main stress on the initial syllable!
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>> -Wilson Gray
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