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Peter A

In article >,
says...
> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >
> >> Any fisherpersons in your circle of acquaintances? If so, how do they
> >> pronounce this fish:
> >>
> >> crappie
> >>
> >> Do they turn it into "croppie", to avoid the bad word that will bring sin
> >> and destruction upon their houses?
> >
> > No, we say "croppie" because that's the correct way to pronounce it. "-)
> > --
> > -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
>
>
> Absurd. You say it that way out of some fake sense of propriety. If you
> pronounced "map" like "mop", any good English teacher would beat you with a
> ruler, and be totally justified in doing so.
>
>
>

You didn't notice the wink, I guess.

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Peter Aitken