effects of the economic crisis on speech perception

[Baker, John]

        I'm pretty sure that, if I had heard the song, I would have
supposed Como to be singing about "the money," no matter what the
economic situation.

        Mileage may vary for those who have heard the song before.


John Baker


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From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf
Of Arnold M. Zwicky
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 1:48 PM
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Subject: effects of the economic crisis on speech perception

went to get coffee at a stanford cafe this morning, and heard the
following song being piped in:
   "Let's forget about the money"
the line was repeated several times, and just as i recognized the voice
as Perry Como's, the line
   "For the money never comes!"
appeared, and i realized it was "domani", not "the money".

arnold

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