diphthong

[Erin McKean]

I think it can be explained by the fact that "dipthong" is one of the
funniest-sounding words in English. I'd bet that it would get a laugh in
any fourth-grade classroom in the country.

Erin McKean
editor at verbatimmag.com

>Spotted today on a salon.com article on the Miss Universe pageant by
>Cintra Wilson:
>
>It was hosted by loudmouthed diphthong Sinbad.
>
>I take it that 'diphthong' is an alliterative alternative to 'dipshit',
>but trying to work out the metaphor here is a bit brain-bending.
>
>Lynne
>
>Dr M Lynne Murphy
>Lecturer in Linguistics
>School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences
>University of Sussex
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