eggcornish "tattletale signs"

[Wilson Gray]

Is it "kullinary" or is it "kewlinary"? "Kullinary" ['k^l@,neri] is
about the only pronunciation that I ever hear on the tube.

-Wilson

On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 4:09 AM, Arnold Zwicky<zwicky at stanford.edu> wrote:
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> Instantly recognizable for their sensuous texture and warm, luminous
> palette, Wayne Thiebaud’s images of cakes, pies, and other everyday
> objects brought him to international prominence in the 1960s. His food
> paintings explore society’s fascination with, and ritualistic
> treatment of, certain culinary items; Thiebaud (American, b. 1920)
> paints what he has called the “tattletale signs” of our culture.
> .....
>
> "tattletale" for "telltale", probably playful for Thiebaud.
>
> there's a modest number of apparently straightforward instances, for
> instance:
>
> [from _Cosmetic Surgery_, by Rhonda S. Narins] ... are bombarded with
> media messages telling them they can use creams, injections, and
> surgery to erase these tattletale signs of their advancing age. ...
> Â  http://books.google.com/books?id=S7R0n3HXqeMC&pg=PA314&lpg=PA314&dq=%22tattletale+signs%22&source=bl&ots=EOq_rOg1Lr&sig=HJXU8DyBNkU5TNpWzgNsX9sh_Lo&hl=en&ei=HrgwSsjXKJLstQOJocjzAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7
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> [safer sex advice] Watch for tattletale signs that the body (yours or
> your play partner's), has reached its limit where you need to rest for
> a bit, call for a change in the ...
> Â  http://www.theabbey.org/sermons/sermons.html
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> [stand-up comedy workshop] Here are the tattletale signs: Opening with
> "How you all doin' tonight?" or " Enjoying the show so far?" or "Wus
> up?" They don't care. ...
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> When I arrived and took a look at the engine I didn't see any of the
> tattletale signs of over heating. Like black spark plug or burnt oil
> on the cylinders.
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