[Ads-l] How to say Kavanaugh

[Wilson Gray]

I use "Kavanaw" in my political screeds.
On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 4:23 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Protest signs in DC today:
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> KavaNO!
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> KavaNOPE!
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> (With the latter, cf. {hiccough}.
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> JL
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> On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 1:40 PM W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > [ˈkʰævɪˌnou] <owe> (Chuck Schumer)
> > LH:  << You sure Schumer wasn’t saying “Kavan-no!”? >>
> > WB:  Definitely obstruent.
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