eggcornish "tattletale signs"

[Alison Murie]

On Jun 11, 2009, at 6:36 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

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> Is it "kullinary" or is it "kewlinary"? "Kullinary" ['k^l@,neri] is
> about the only pronunciation that I ever hear on the tube.
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> -Wilson
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> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 4:09 AM, Arnold Zwicky<zwicky at stanford.edu>
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>> from
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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.
>> .....
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>> "tattletale" for "telltale", probably playful for Thiebaud.
>>
>> there's a modest number of apparently straightforward instances, for
>> instance:
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>> [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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>> Â &blogId=362180063
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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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It's "kewlinary" by me, but I agree that "kull" seems to be what one
mostly hears.  To me it sugggests something that should be culled.
AM

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