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steve rosenthal <[log in to unmask]>
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Well I was fooled, I thought it WAS easy to say "Crepidula".

On 12/7/14, Susan J. Hewitt and/or Ed Subitzky <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Well, we can always trust Harry to use a 5-dollar word instead of a 10-cent
> word. I think it is Harry’s mission to expand our working vocabulary. :)
>
>
>> On Dec 7, 2014, at 11:45 AM, steve rosenthal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> I saw in the news a few days back that the Chinese government is
>> seeking to  prohibit the use of Puns and related wordplay  in
>> broadcast and social media as they were considered an obfuscatory
>> impediment to cognition.  Perhaps (other than the usual veiled
>> attempts at censorship)  this is what they had in mind.
>>
>> On 12/7/14, Allen Aigen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> I did,  Punny, isn't it.
>>>      From: Peggy Williams <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2014 11:19 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] pronunciation question
>>>
>>> OK. How many people looked up “paronomasia?”
>>> Peggy
>>>
>>> On Dec 6, 2014, at 7:29 PM, Harry Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> I believe malacology has attracted a number of Jesuit Priests. Perhaps
>>> one
>>> would kindly address the forum (paronomasia unintended).
>>>
>>> Harry
>>>
>>>            Peggy Williams: shell collecting tripsauthor of Shallow Water
>>> Turridae of Florida and the Caribbean
>>>           Visit my website: www.Shelltrips.com
>>> PO Box 575                        Tallevast FL 34270
>>>    (941) 355-2291                   [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>
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