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Expresso Dating and Dying Tongues

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3:47PM
Jun-09-08


EmmieKae

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lister said:

Steal away!


Ya know, Martha, I didn't hear any humor in that caller's voice. I think her attitude really put a bee in my giddyup, that's for sure.


And I think the anti-moisters have an real physiological reaction to that word. Whether it's some form of synesthesia or something akin to that lady who went into seizures whenever she heard Mary Hart's voice on TV, I don't think there's anything they could ever do to change their situation.


The lady from Indianapolis just needed to chillax and it all could have worked out fine. It might have even been something they could laugh about as a couple in years to come.


Thanks for your wonderful show!

3:52PM
Jun-09-08


EmmieKae

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To Lister:

I have to, at least slightly, disagree with you about the use of a word like "Expresso" on a first date. I think that frequent slip-ups such as this point to a much larger problem, that could certainly play a large role in a relationship: a general lack of attention to detail. I have to admit that "expresso" especially gets under my skin, but it is really the kind of person that can repeatedly mispronounce words without ever taking the time or putting in the effort to learn the proper way. So, I would agree with you that one minor slip-up is no reason to go running for the hills…BUT, I would see numerous "slip-ups" as a sign of bigger things to come!!

9:48AM
Jun-14-08


hyunwoosun

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I LOVED the Snakespeare quizzes!! Haha. Thanks!

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I know I'm coming into this more than a year and a half late, but just in case anybody else show up here:

Particularly where language is concerned, people are very quick to criticize others, to say that what is strange to them is wrong. I'm guilty of this myself, and I'm trying to break myself of it. Dear friends, please check before you declare your righteousness. Expresso is a variant of espresso, according to (blast, I forgot to count) at least seven or eight online dictionaries. The first shops to dispense the beverage in the town that I grew up, back in the 50s, had neon signs which proclaimed EXPRESSO. I remember being shocked the first time I saw espresso, sure that someone had wasted money on a misspelled sign.

That poor doctor wasn't wrong or guilty of inattention; he was just in the minority. Last I checked, that's not a crime.

Peter
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