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Re: CHAT: learning to read

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Friday, June 18, 1999, 13:53
Nik Taylor wrote:

> LOL! What sound *does* a giraffe make, anyhoo?
They don't. No working vocal chords. It makes sense, really. If you can't make a noise, predators are less likely to find you; giraffes have a nearly unmatched view of their surroundings, so they have little need to communicate vocally. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)