Two other countries separated by a common language

[Wilson Gray]

Yes, that's an exceedingly obvious possibility, now that it's been
pointed out. It's amazing how quickly the opaque can become
transparent, under the right circumstances. :-)

If the truth be told, I myself have been faked out by the Bostonic
pronunciation of "guard" as, to the inexperienced ear, "god." I once
overheard a couple of local girls attempting to flirt with a security
guard, who was brushing them off:

"What's your name?"

"You can call me 'God.'"

-Wilson

On 10/2/07, Cohen, Gerald Leonard <gcohen at umr.edu> wrote:
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[I]t's possible that in her primary concern for finding the ladies =
> room she didn't pay much attention to the fellow's reaction.=20
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> Gerald Cohen
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> Did she say what the local's response to this was? He would have
> understood it as:
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> "I know the guards can tell me. I was looking for someone closer to =
> earth."
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> He must have been totally discombobulated.
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