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Laurence Horn
laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Thu Feb 8 01:26:51 UTC 2001
This, just arrived on a jokes list, suggests that the "ur"
pronunciation is still dominant. The first two, at least, don't work
on "air", and it's significant that none of them require the "air"
version.
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To err is human; to purr, feline.
To err is human; two curs, canine.
To err is human; to do nothing, benign.
To err is human; to quit, resign.
To err is human; to howl about it, lupine.
To err is human; to solve it, design.
To err is human; to admit it, asinine.
To err is human; to moo bovine.
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larry
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