[R-390] Old Men Threads of the Coil

Drew Papanek [email protected]
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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