[Ads-l] Wunderkind > wonder-kind

[Laurence Horn]

Clearly she meant “wonder-kid”. Whatever became of “whiz-kid”?  

> On Mar 5, 2019, at 11:14 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> <Wunderkind> [ˈvundɐʁˌkʰɪnt] --> <wonder + kind> [ˈwəndɚˌkʰɑind].
> Laura Ingraham referred to AOC's financial assistant as a [ˈwəndɚˌkʰɑind,
> wonder + kind]. Fox News, The Ingraham Angle.
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