[Ads-l] Trivago or Chivago?

Joel Berson berson at ATT.NET
Thu Jun 9 12:52:30 UTC 2016


As in "chump", I assume?  LOL.

(I'll have to listen.  Did he change of his own volition or under direction, I wonder.)


Joel

      From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
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 Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2016 7:26 AM
 Subject: Re: [ADS-L] Trivago or Chivago?
   
The spokesman has recently normalized his pronunciation to "Trivago."

Meanwhile, I've begun to apply his earlier pronunciation to the name
of the appropriate presidential candidate.

JL



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