Awe attack

Tom Zurinskas truespel at HOTMAIL.COM
Fri Jan 24 18:10:25 UTC 2014


Attack of the awe-droppers
Regarding the Hoboken Mayor - Do reportes say "Don Zimmer" or "Dawn Zimmer"?  It's getting that bad.http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/23/nyregion/hoboken-mayor-is-said-to-have-told-of-threat.html?_r=0
How does Dawn say her own name? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XY10iIhyKY
And shall it be the "Sea-hocks" instead of "Seahawks" in the superbowl? 
How about that commercial: "Are you eating chock?   --  chock???? instead of chalk
Help save the "awe" phoneme before it disappears outright.

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk


 
 

                                          
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