TV Land Survey
FRITZ JUENGLING
juengling_fritz at SALKEIZ.K12.OR.US
Wed Nov 29 19:28:14 UTC 2006
Yes. And I don't think 'nothinK' is correct for him.
Fritz J
>>> preston at MSU.EDU 11/29/2006 11:15 AM >>>
While we're on this, did Schultz produce an interdental?
dInIs
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>--On 28 November 2006 14:08 -0500 Fred Shapiro
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>> I know nothing! (Hogan's Heroes)
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>Surely, this is spelt wrong. It's
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>"I know nothink!"
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>Without the final devoicing, it's just a sentence, not a
catchphrase...
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