"You Want It When?"

sagehen sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM
Sat Apr 22 00:37:01 UTC 2006


 > This was back in the days when "drouth" was a common and accepted
>alternative to the now-standard spelling, "drought." (The pronunciation
>rhymed with "out," regardless of the spelling.)

>-Wilson
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Not where I come from: "drouth" rhymed with "mouth," and still does, as far
as I'm concerned.
AM

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