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Old 10-02-2007, 12:38 PM
SydneyK SydneyK is offline
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Originally Posted by ealymc View Post
no... those don't follow the phonetic rules of "identical sounding first syllable". try again.
If this is your logic, then "frat" doesn't work, either. Most people say fruh-TER-nity, so if you're using phonetic rules, you're offended only when people call your brotherhood a "fruh".

You're fighting a losing battle with this analogy.
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