awe-droppers strike again - stocking horse

[Wilson Gray]

For a person who spent his speech-formative years in Saint Louis, it's
pronounced approximately "stawking harse" [stOkiN hOrs]. "*Stocking*
horse" gave me a good chuckle.

-Wilson

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I hear "horse" and "hoarse" spoken identically in thefreedictionary.com.  I=
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>> Why do you find awe-dropping more offensive than horse-droppings? This so=
> und file seems to pronounce 'horse' the same as 'hoarse.'
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>> On 11/12/09 5:17 AM=2C "Tom Zurinskas" wrote:
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>> stalking horse=3D20
>> PRONUNCIATION:
>> (STAH-king HORS) =3D20
>> MEANING:
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>> 1. Something used to mask the true purpose.
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-Wilson
–––
All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"––a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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