Word: nasality
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After four days of nasal argument, a Constitutional Convention in Concord last week voted to cut the House to a maximum of 400, a minimum of 375 members. New Hampshire's citizens will vote on the amendment Nov. 3, 1942. If a two-thirds majority approves, after 1943 New Hampshire's bill for the upkeep of its lawmakers will come down $20,000 a year. But even New Hampshire's politicians did not relish the idea of saving a lot more-at the sacrifice of a lot more jobs...
...South American bug wears a masklike hollow structure on its head which makes it look like a distant alligator. "The resemblance extends to a number of independent details, including the nasal prominence in front, a large false eye behind, bearing a white mark which simulates light reflected from a real eye, and false teeth which are present not merely in color but in relief...
...think he is, but I'll go and see. Who is it speaking, please?' says a strange nasal voice that you wouldn't recognize yourself...
...FitzPatrick returned from Spain with his first travelogues. Since that time the nasal narration of the Traveltalks has continued almost unchanged through Benares, the Hindu Heaven, Bali, the Island Paradise, Tibet, Land of Isolation. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer rates FitzPatrick as a producer. His films cost about $15,000 apiece...
...crank-it-up days of the phonograph, Tenor Murray's brothy voice was one of the great sellers. With a nasal lilt he sang songs like If You Talk in Your Sleep Don't Mention My Name; It Takes the Irish to Beat the Dutch; Oh, You Beautiful Doll; I'd Rather Be a Lobster Than a Wise Guy. Lately Victor gave 63-year-old Billy Murray a chance at a comeback, on Bluebird records. Last week his voice, no longer a broth but a rich Irish stew, was to be heard...