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Re: Phoneme winnowing continues

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Saturday, June 7, 2003, 5:59
Tristan McLeay wrote:
> Are 'biro' and 'ballpoint pen' not used in America?
I've never heard "biro" and "ballpoint pen" I've heard, but not very often. I normally just say "pen" anyways, and think nothing of the homphony with "pin". -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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