"think coming" vs. "think coming"

[Brenda Lester]

Rosemarie,
I agree--"thing" does not make sense, no matter how you slice it. And we've spent weeks on this topic.
 
bl


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Dear Arnold et al.,

First of all, you corrected my name incorrectly: it's Rosemarie, not
Rosemary.

Second, even when you nasalize the G in "ing," it doesn't sound
like a  K.

Third, even when it was written, it was "think."  I never heard OR
saw  it as
"thing."  Given the facetious tone of the sentence, "think"
makes  sense and
"thing" really doesn't.

Rosemarie

Quidquid latine dictum sit altum  videtur: Anything said in Latin sounds
profound!




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