mints pie? axe of God? religious tracks? Prints of Wales?

[Laurence Horn]

>Laurence Horn wrote:
>
>>Nice, although not quite as memorable as Bloomfield's minimal pair
>>for juncture, "catch it" vs. "cat shit".  I also recall (although not
>>the source) "night rate", "nigh trait", and "Nye trait", although
>>maybe I'm misremembering because I don't see now how the latter two
>>were supposed to contrast, and in any case not as...catchy as
>>Bloomfield's example.
>>
>Maybe it was "night rate" vs. "nitrate"?
>
That was it (slaps head):  "night rate"/"nitrate"/"Nye trait"  (or,
if you prefer, "nigh trait").  Thanks for the memory.

L