Re: RE: stalk/stocks
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] RE: stalk/stocks
- From: J* G*
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 19:33:53 -0500
Rosalie,
I concur. As New Hampshire born, it's true that stawks do sound like stawks.
You just have to know the difference.
Jim Gibbons
NC Coast, Zone 8a and sandy
gibbman6@home.com
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Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] RE: stalk/stocks
> Bill, I agree with you, without looking in the dictionary -- just plain
> logic, or intuition or something! I bet the confusion started with the
> accent in pronouncing the word in various parts of the country!
> Perhaps the New England STALKS sounds like STOCKS or some such
variation..
> Did you get Vince Lewonski's interesting malipropism( am I using this
word
> properly or doing one myself !!!) email? It was very clever. You would
> probably enjoy it - will forward it if I can find it again! Rosalie nr
> Baltimore,USA zone 7 ryfigge@aol.com
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