"mores" with silent E

[Neal Whitman]

Sorry, Jon!

Anyway, no, they were definitely talking about customs, unwritten rules,
etc.

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> At 8/3/2010 08:19 AM, Neal Whitman wrote:
>>Damien's closing "oh, tempura! Oh, morays!" reminded me that some
>>time last week on NPR, I heard someone  mention the mores of
>>society, pronounced to rhyme with "pores".
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> I think it was Jon Lighter who wrote that.  It was clearly an
> allusion to the Japanese gustatory delight with eel.
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> Was the speaker on NPR alluding to the haves vs. the have-nots?
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> Joel
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