[R-390] Old Men Threads of the Coil
Drew Papanek
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Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:35:48 -0500
Barry(III) (does the "III" denote the other other white meat? Or is that
Big Meat?) wrote:
>IIRC, from 3rd grade phonics classes, it will have two k's. This provides
>the break between the first and second syllables allowing the primary
>accent to be on the first syllable.
>
>uk-kum-puck-y
But Barry, how much is actually spelt phonically nowadays? I vote for
Ebonics, not phonics, dat be da way.
(BTW, I prefer the spelling "uckumpucky". The u's have a short sound and
accent is on first and third syllables)
Drew
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