Say what? It must be catching!

[Charles Doyle]

Wilson, to my white Southern ears (which are actually sort of pinkish), that sounds like a normal contraction of "I am going to"!  I can't remember where Brady grew up.

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:52:33 -0400
>From: Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Say what? It must be catching!
>
>Tom Brady, New England Patriots quarterback, on Boston local news:
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>"_Umma_ do my best to be in shape when the season begins"
>
>as opposed to the expected
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>"_Mgunna_ do my best ..."
>
>
>Well, it is known that he and Randy Moss, his favorite pass-catcher, hang out together a lot, even off the field. :-)
>
>-Wilson

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