squirmish; pub

[Jonathan Lighter]

Yeah, I say "squirt" for "skirt" all the time.

And the "squirrel" of the bagpipes.

JL

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Amy West <medievalist at w-sts.com> wrote:

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> On 6/2/11 12:01 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> > Date:    Wed, 1 Jun 2011 10:25:44 -0700
> > From:    Arnold Zwicky<zwicky at STANFORD.EDU>
> > Subject: Re: squirmish; pub
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> > On Jun 1, 2011, at 7:39 AM, Jon Lighter wrote:
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> >> >
> >> >  Sarah Palin wondered on Fox (March 28) whether US Libyan involvement
> is a
> >> >  "war," an "intervention," or a "squirmish":
> >> >
> >> >
> http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/03/29/palin_squirmish
> > piles and piles of mockery on her "squirmish" for "skirmish".
> >
> > arnold
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> There was a Language Log posting about it that suggested a possible
> phonological explanation for the mispronunciation.
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