I guaran-god-damn-tee it

[Randy Alexander]

How do you accent "irregoddamnless"?  Usually these kinds of inserts
get inserted right before a primary accent, but "-less" is unaccented.

Randy

On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Should be but ain't.
>
> JL
>
> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Randy Alexander
> <strangeguitars at gmail.com>wrote:
>
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>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Jonathan Lighter
>> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

>> >
>> > In HDAS if anybody cares. See also entries on _damn_, _fricking_,
>> > _frigging_, _fucking_, and _bloody_.
>> >
>> > Some may also enjoy _irregoddamnless_.
>> >
>> > JL
>>
>>
>> Shouldn't that be "irre-goddamn-gardless"?
>>



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