National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)

[Tom Zurinskas]

Good job, Ben.   Is it 2 billion words in English?  I thought I read somewhere 1 billion.
I can't guess your dialect.  It's the same as mine, but mine is typical media.  I didn't hear any awe-dropping or r-dropping or I-dropping as well.  I did hear ~eeng rather than ~ing, but that is common.

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
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> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:04:06 -0400
> From: hwgray at GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)
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> I agree. Ben, I was much impressed, especially considering your youth.
> Are you old enough to have your driver's license, yet? :-) The
> baby-faced look has its ups and downs. I myself was still being carded
> at the age of 36.
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> -Wilson
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> On 10/16/07, Mark Mandel  wrote:
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>> Very nice presentation. Kudos (that's a mass noun, y'all) to ABC News as
>> well as to Ben.
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