zed, zee, forehead, cupboard, etc.

[Wilson Gray]

I don't agree that "lung" [l^N] is the same as "long" [lON].

-Wilson

On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:18 PM,  <RonButters at aol.com> wrote:
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>  In a message dated 4/4/08 3:52:51 PM, cats22 at FRONTIERNET.NET writes:
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>  > Wilson wrote:
>  > Which reminds me of the time that a Canadian friend had an epiphany when she
>  > realized that the Alphabet Song rhymes fully, if you use American "zee" and
>  > not Canadio-British "zed
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>  Yeah, dough is a fee-mail dear and and fah is a lung, lung weigh two run.
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