Word: nasalized
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...claim he was "owned" by no one but his followers. It turned out there just weren't enough of them to bring him even close to the victory he kept promising. If he had been just another computer salesman from Dallas with a 1930s haircut and a nasal twang, he probably would never have got his name on the ballot, let alone been admitted to the inner circle of candidates. His money -- plus his record as a can-do entrepreneur -- gained him that much. But it's doubtful, given who Perot is and how he chose to run, that...
...suspected allergens, each in a different place under the skin, or applying them to scratches on the arm or the back. If a particular area swells, reddens and itches, the patient more often than not is allergic to the substance placed there. Ordinary citizens wondering whether their clogged nasal passages and sneezes are signaling an allergic attack or simply a cold can perform their own quick diagnosis. If there is no fever, if the mucous secretions are clear and if sneezes occur in rapid, multiple sequence, an allergy is almost certainly involved...
...decades reduced swelling and other symptoms but led to drowsiness, an inconvenience in the office and a clear danger behind the wheel. But a newer antihistamine, terfenadine (trade name: Seldane), does not induce the need to nod. Other drugs helpful to allergy sufferers are cromolyn sodium, which in nasal-spray and eye-drop forms suppresses the release of histamine, and beclomethasone, triamcinolone and flunisolide, cortisone-based preparations that some doctors find to be even better inflammation fighters...
There was Mary, a middle-aged volunteer firefighter who kept making bad jokes, made worse by her incomprehensible nasal twang. Her 60 year-old husband kept videotaping...
However, Prine sounded much more natural on his own than when trying to blend his nasal, gruff voice with Timmins' quiet, smooth one. In his opening set, Prince's country style and simple, honest lyrics won the audience's tremendous enthusiasm. His "It's a Big Ol' Goofy World," which rambled with a ridiculous quality reminiscent of Bob Dylan, even provoked whoops and hollers of delight...