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Word: olo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...shall now have this week's spelling lesson, courtesy of Sunday's New York Times. Question: How do you spell "circus"? Answer: p-s-o-l-q-u-o-i-s-e. Explanation: Pronounce "ps" as you would in psychology, "olo" as you would in colonel, "qu" as you would in bouquet, and "oise" as you would in tortoise. Put them all together, they spell mother. Or possibly cholmondley...

Author: By Joel Raphaelson, | Title: Off The Cuff | 9/29/1948 | See Source »

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