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...guide to the pronunciation of Middle English, to which, after a discourse on the swampy places to be avoided in negotiating the letter e, he adds, "If this is too confusing, try to follow, in general, the pronunciation of the Cisco Kid: 'Boot hombray, thees ees nut yoor peesstol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bloody As Could Be | 5/16/1977 | See Source »

...never knoo whoo put the oo in shampoo until I read the article on page fifty-tew of yoor March 8 ishoo. I won't pass judgment on phonics as a tule for teaching Jonny to read, but I must doubt that it improves his spelling. There are simply tew many exceptions to the rool-even when 'tew os get together tew say "boo." For example...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 29, 1963 | 3/29/1963 | See Source »

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