Pregnant in Heels

[Laurence Horn]

At 5:10 PM -0400 4/22/11, Ronald Butters wrote:
>John looks disappointed to hear that they don't like names that
>begin with "J".
>
>I suggest ""Otto" and "Anna" s names that even these twits could
>find easy to spell, given a little practice.

Yup, they could probably even learn to spell 'em backwards.

LH

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>On Apr 22, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Laurence Horn wrote:
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>>  At 10:53 AM -0400 4/22/11, aallan at AOL.COM wrote:
>>>  Linguistics expert John Baugh offers advice on naming, in the new TV
>>>  show "Pregnant in Heels": http://ny.racked.com/tags/john-baugh
>>>  - Allan Metcalf
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>  A bit disappointing.  We just learn the constraints, arbitrary as
>>  they may be, and all Baugh gets to say is that he's a linguistic
>>  expert.    I guess we have to tune in to watch.
>>
>>  I'm also disappointed because I thought from the above that it would
>>  involve suggestions for (re)naming the show, and I was going to
>>  propose "Pregnant in Round Heels".
>>
>>  LH
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